| Pre-analytical Factor | Classification | Bodily fluids | Cells/Tissue | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | Serum | Plasma | Urine | Saliva | |||||||
| Data handling | Platform Specific Methodology - Digital PCR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Length of gene fragment | Platform Specific Methodology - Digital PCR | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Priming method | Platform Specific Methodology - Digital PCR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Targeted nucleic acid | Platform Specific Methodology - Digital PCR | 19 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Technology platform | Platform Specific Methodology - Digital PCR | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Template modification | Platform Specific Methodology - Digital PCR | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Template/input amount | Platform Specific Methodology - Digital PCR | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||