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ArticlePloS one2019

Quality assessment of tissue samples stored in a specialized human lung biobank.

Michael Lindner, Alicia Morresi-Hauf, Anja Stowasser, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Rudolf A Hatz, Ina Koch

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Optimizing Tissue Sampling Timing for Accurate Gene Expression Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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6 authors.

Michael LindnerAsklepios Biobank for Lung Diseases, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, Gauting and German Center for Lung Research - DZL, Munich, Germany.
Alicia Morresi-HaufGerman Center for Lung Research - DZL, Munich, Germany.
Anja StowasserAsklepios Biobank for Lung Diseases, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, Gauting and German Center for Lung Research - DZL, Munich, Germany.
Alexander HapfelmeierInstitute of Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Rudolf A HatzAsklepios Biobank for Lung Diseases, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, Gauting and German Center for Lung Research - DZL, Munich, Germany.
Ina KochAsklepios Biobank for Lung Diseases, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, Gauting and German Center for Lung Research - DZL, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8766-017X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human sample, from patients or healthy donors, are a valuable link between basic research and clinic. Especially in translational research, they play an essential role in understanding development and progression of diseases as well as in developing new diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Stored in biobanks, fast access to appropriate material becomes possible. However, biobanking in a clinical context faces several challenges. In practice, collecting samples during clinical routine does not allow to strictly adhere to protocols of sample collection in all aspects. This may influence sample quality to variable degrees. Time from sample draw to asservation is a variable factor, and influences of prolonged storage at ambient temperature of tissues are not well understood. We investigated whether delays between 5 minutes and 3 hours, and the use of RNAlater RNA-preserving reagent would lead to a relevant drop in sample quality, measured by quantitative mRNA expression analysis. Our findings suggest that even under ambient conditions, delays up to 3 hours do not have a major impact on sample quality as long as the tissue remains intact.

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Biological Specimen BanksOrgan PreservationQuality Assurance, Health CareSpecimen HandlingAgedFemaleHumansLungMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID30947297
PMCPMC6448820

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