Buffy Coat Collection Instructions
BRD ID: 1,823
Source: NRGBB Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 2536
Description
This document contains protocols for isolating buffy coat from whole blood collected in EDTA tubes, as well as freezing buffy coat specimens for subsequent shipment to the NRG Oncology Biospecimen Bank (NRGBB) at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). These practices were designed/developed to adhere to/in accordance with the NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources. These SOPs are a product of the NRG Oncology Biospecimen Bank (NRGBB) at UCSF and can be found at http://nrgbb.ucsf.edu/sops.
Documents for Download
BuffyCoatOnlyInstructionsMarch2013.pdf [Size: 82 KB]Biospecimens
- Fluid - Blood
- Fluid - Buffy Coat
- Fluid - Plasma
Diagnoses
- Normal
- Neoplastic - Carcinoma
Topics
- Biospecimen Processing
- Biospecimen Preservation
- Biospecimen Shipment
Associated SOP Compendiums
- Biospecimen Processing
- Biospecimen Preservation
- Biospecimen Shipment