Background Metabolomics provides measurement of numerous metabolites in human
samples, which can be a useful tool in clinical research. Blood and urine are regarded as …

Objective A common problem in clinical laboratories is maintaining the stability of analytes
during pre‐analytical processes. The aim of this study was to systematically summarize the …

Introduction: Optimal storage of serum specimens in central laboratories for a long period for
multicenter reference interval studies, or epidemiologic studies remains to be determined …

DNA and RNA samples from blood are the common examination target for non-invasive
physical tests and/or biomedical studies. Since high-quality DNA and RNA samples …

Sažetak Preanalytical phase is the most vulnerable part of the total testing process and is
considered to be among the greatest challenges to the laboratory professionals. However …

To ensure that clinical laboratories produce results that are both accurate and of clinical
utility it is essential that only samples of adequate quality are analysed. Although various …

Background: Storage of serum and other blood products is often necessary in laboratories
because of technical issues or to preserve samples for subsequent research purposes. The …

Background: The stability limit of an analyte in a biological sample can be defined as the
time required until a measured property acquires a bias higher than a defined specification …

There is an unmet clinical need for objective biomarkers to monitor disease progression and
treatment response in Huntington's disease (HD). The aim of this review is, therefore, to …

Major threats in metabolomics clinical research are biases in sampling and preparation of
biological samples. Bias in sample collection is a frequently forgotten aspect responsible for …