SPIDIA-RNA: Second External Quality Assessment for the Pre-Analytical Phase of Blood Samples Used for RNA Based Analyses

Francesca Malentacchi; Mario Pazzagli; Lisa Simi; Claudio Orlando; Ralf Wyrich; Kalle Günther; Paolo Verderio; Sara Pizzamiglio; Chiara Maura Ciniselli; Hui Zhang; Vlasta Korenková; Lynne Rainen; Tzachi Bar; Mikael Kubista; Stefania Gelmini

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112293

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SPIDIA-RNA: Second External Quality Assessment for the Pre-Analytical Phase of Blood Samples Used for RNA Based Analyses

Francesca Malentacchi ,

* E-mail: francesca.malentacchi@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Mario Pazzagli,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Lisa Simi,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Claudio Orlando,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Ralf Wyrich,

Affiliation Qiagen GmbH, Hilden, Germany
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Kalle Günther,

Affiliation Qiagen GmbH, Hilden, Germany
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Paolo Verderio,

Affiliation Unit of Medical Statistics, Biometry and Bioinformatics, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Sara Pizzamiglio,

Affiliation Unit of Medical Statistics, Biometry and Bioinformatics, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Chiara Maura Ciniselli,

Affiliation Unit of Medical Statistics, Biometry and Bioinformatics, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Hui Zhang,

Affiliation DiaGenic ASA, Oslo, Norway
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Vlasta Korenková,

Affiliation Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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Lynne Rainen,

Affiliation Becton Dickinson (BD), Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, United States of America
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Tzachi Bar,

Affiliation Labonnet Ltd, St. Ramat-Hasharon, Israel
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Mikael Kubista,

Affiliations Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, TATAA Biocenter AB, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Stefania Gelmini

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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SPIDIA-RNA: Second External Quality Assessment for the Pre-Analytical Phase of Blood Samples Used for RNA Based Analyses

Francesca Malentacchi,
Mario Pazzagli,
Lisa Simi,
Claudio Orlando,
Ralf Wyrich,
Kalle Günther,
Paolo Verderio,
Sara Pizzamiglio,
Chiara Maura Ciniselli,
Hui Zhang

Published: November 10, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112293

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