Biospecimen Type | Sample Prep | Volume |
Tumour tissue | Fresh frozen | ~250 mg/vial |
Slides Wax sections/curls Paraffin-embedded formalin-fixed tissue sections | 10 micron standard, custom thickness on request | |
Normal-adjacent tissue | Fresh frozen | ~250 mg/vial |
Slides Wax sections/curls Paraffin-embedded formalin-fixed tissue sections | 10 micron standard, custom thickness on request | |
Plasma | Fresh frozen | 1 ml/vial |
CNA (circulating nucleic acid) plasma | Fresh frozen | 1 ml/vial |
Buffy coat | Fresh frozen | ~250 µl/vial |
DNA | On request, DNA can be extracted from tissue or buffy coat biospecimens. | 1 µg |
RNA | On request, RNA can be extracted from frozen tissue biospecimens. | 1 µg |
Tissue microarray | Sections can be obtained from one of OTB’s pre-made arrays or a custom array specific to your requirements can be designed and created (core sizes of 0.6-2.0mm). | 10 micron standard per section or request whole block |
Products and Services
Summary of all OTB products and services.