Methods-Based Proficiency Testing in Molecular Genetic Pathology

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Iris Schrijver · Stanford University

Nazneen Aziz · College of American Pathologists

Lawrence J. Jennings · Northwestern University

C. Sue Richards · Oregon Health & Science University

Karl V. Voelkerding · ARUP Laboratories (United States)

Karen E. Weck · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract

This Perspectives article describes methods-based proficiency testing (MBPT), the benefits and limitations of MBPT, why the time is right for MBPT in molecular diagnostics, and how MBPT for next-generation sequencing is being developed by the College of American Pathologists.

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Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials

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Published in: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volume 16, Issue 3, pp. 283-287

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2014.02.002

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