title: Establishing a tumour bank: banking, informatics and ethics.
abstract: The six divisions of the Cooperative Human Tissue Network in the USA bank and distribute tens of thousands of tissue specimens to researchers annually. Major operational concerns include: maintaining tissue integrity, managing informatics, and protecting patient confidentiality. Increasing molecular genetics testing is also resulting in an increased demand for high-quality nucleic acids.
authors.affiliation: Columbus Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. qualmans@pediatrics-state.edu
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Qualman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: France
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Grizzle
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: LiVolsi
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moskaluk
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Washington
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D011786:Quality Control; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards*