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Methodologic European external quality assurance for DNA sequencing: the EQUALseq program.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Apr 2006
Ahmad-Nejad Parviz, Dorn-Beineke Alexandra, Pfeiffer Ulrike, Brade Joachim, Geilenkeuser Wolf-Jochen, Ramsden Simon, Pazzagli Mario, Neumaier Michael
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BACKGROUND: DNA sequencing is a key technique in molecular diagnostics, but to date no comprehensive methodologic external quality assessment (EQA) programs have been instituted. Between 2003 and 2005, the European Union funded, as specific support actions, the EQUAL initiative to develop methodologic EQA schemes for genotyping (EQUALqual), quantitative PCR (EQUALquant), and sequencing (EQUALseq). Here we report...
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