The impact of pre-freezing storage time and temperature on gene expression of blood collected in EDTA tubes.

Serena MartirePaola ValentinoFabiana MarnettoLuca MirabileMarco CapobiancoAntonio Bertolotto

Published in: Molecular biology reports (2022)

Pre-analytical processing has a great impact on transcript expression from blood collected in EDTA tubes, especially on genes related to inflammation. Standardized procedure of blood handling are needed to obtain reliable results.

Keyphrases

gene expression
poor prognosis
oxidative stress
dna methylation
genome wide
transcription factor
long non coding rna
single cell
genome wide identification