| Pre-analytical Factor | Classification | Bodily fluids | Cells/Tissue | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | Serum | Plasma | Urine | Saliva | |||||||
| Denaturation | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Detection method | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Length of gene fragment | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 81 | ||||
| Ligation | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nucleic acid amplification | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Number of cycles | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Reaction solution | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Targeted nucleic acid | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 87 | ||||
| Technology platform | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Template/input amount | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Type of tissue stain | Platform Specific Methodology - PCR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||