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Buffy Coat Collection Instructions   Add to my SOP compendium

BRD ID: 1,823

Source: NRGBB Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 2671

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.

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BuffyCoatOnlyInstructionsMarch2013.pdf [Size: 82 KB]
Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Blood
  • Fluid - Buffy Coat
  • Fluid - Plasma
Diagnoses
  • Normal
  • Neoplastic - Carcinoma
Topics
  • Biospecimen Processing
  • Biospecimen Preservation
  • Biospecimen Shipment

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