A novel method for room temperature distribution and conservation of RNA and DNA reference materials for guaranteeing performance of molecular diagnostics in onco-hematology: A GBMHM study

Clinical Biochemistry Volume 48, Issue 15, October 2015, Pages 982-987
Jean-Michel Cayuela, Carole Mauté, Anne-Lise Fabre, Olivier Nibourel, Stéphanie Dulucq, Eric Delabesse, Patrick Villarèse, Sandrine Hayette, Marie-Joelle Mozziconacci, Elizabeth Macintyre, on behalf of GBMHM
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009912015001289
Objectives
Performance of methods used for molecular diagnostics must be closely controlled by regular analysis of internal quality controls. However, conditioning, shipping and long …Read More

Assessment of DNA encapsulation, a new room-temperature DNA storage method

Biopreservation and Biobanking Vol. 12, No. 3
Clermont D, Santoni S, Saker S, Gomard M, Gardais E, Bizet C.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4128249/ 
A new procedure for room-temperature storage of DNA was evaluated whereby DNA samples from human tissue, bacteria, and plants were stored under an anoxic and anhydrous atmosphere in small glass vials fitted in stainless-steel, laser-sealed capsules (DNAshells(®)). Samples …Read More

Preservation of biospecimens at ambient temperature: special focus on nucleic acids and opportunities for the biobanking community

Biopreservation and Biobanking Vol. 14, No. 2
Muller R, Betsou F, Barnes MG, Harding K, Bonnet J, Kofanova O, Crowe JH; International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Biospecimen Science Working Group.
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bio.2015.0022
Several approaches to the preservation of biological materials at ambient temperature and the relative impact on sample stability and degradation are reviewed, with a …Read More