Comprehensive validation of liquid-based cytology specimens for next-generation sequencing in cancer genome analysis

• Toshiaki Akahane,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliations Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan, Center for Human Genome and Gene Analysis, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Tomomi Yamaguchi,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Cancer Medical Science, Hokuto Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

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• Yasutaka Kato,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Cancer Medical Science, Hokuto Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

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• Seiya Yokoyama,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Software

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Taiji Hamada,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Yukari Nishida,

  Roles Methodology, Visualization

  Affiliation Department Surgical Pathology, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Michiyo Higashi,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliations Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan, Department Surgical Pathology, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Hiroshi Nishihara,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

  Affiliations Department of Biology and Genetics, Laboratory of Cancer Medical Science, Hokuto Hospital, Obihiro, Japan, Keio Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shinsuke Suzuki,

  Roles Data curation, Supervision

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Cancer Research, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 890–8544 Kagoshima, Japan, Kagoshima University Hospital Cancer Center, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Shinichi Ueno,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Cancer Research, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 890–8544 Kagoshima, Japan, Kagoshima University Hospital Cancer Center, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Akihide Tanimoto

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: akit09@m3.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp

  Affiliations Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan, Center for Human Genome and Gene Analysis, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan, Department Surgical Pathology, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-1624

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