Preferred Label : Biospecimen Core Resource;
NCIt synonyms : BCR;
NCIt definition : A central facility to qualify, quality assure, and distribute human biomolecules in
support of the development of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Standard procedures
will be used for all steps, including informed consent, clinical data collection,
sample collection, pathology review, biomolecule extractions, quality control, laboratory
data collection, and biomolecule distribution. The BCR will minimize the variability
introduced by the collection, processing, and handling of tissues.;
Origin ID : C63636;
UMLS CUI : C1879849;
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