A biorepository for ophthalmic surgical specimens

作者:Skeie Jessica M; Tsang Stephen H; Vande Zande Ryan; Fickbohm Macy M; Shah Shaival S; Vallone John G; Mahajan Vinit B*
来源:Proteomics - Clinical Applications, 2014, 8(3-4): 209-217.
DOI:10.1002/prca.201300043

摘要

Biorepositories are collections of surgically obtained human tissues for current and future investigations of disease mechanisms, therapeutics, and diagnostics. In ophthalmology, a critical challenge is how to interface the operating room with the laboratory. To attain standards required for basic research, clinical and research teams must cooperate to collect, annotate, and store specimens that yield consistent results required for advanced molecular techniques. We developed an efficient platform for obtaining vitreous and other eye tissues from the operating room and transferring them to the lab. The platform includes a mobile lab cart for on-site tissue processing, a multi-user, web-based database for point-of-care phenotypic capture, and an integrated data tracking system for long-term storage. These biorepository instruments have proven essential for our studies in ophthalmic disease proteomics. This system can be implemented in other operating rooms and laboratories for a variety of biological tissues.

  • 出版日期2014-4

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