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SeraCare SeraSeq TMB gDNA and FFPE Reference Materials

Oct 31, 2019

SeraCare Life Sciences has released what it says are the first available genomic DNA and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded reference materials for tumor mutational burden measurement by next-generation sequencing assays. The company created the new materials as part of its work with the Friends of Cancer Research TMB harmonization working group and the International Quality Network for Pathology's TMB EQA Pilot Program.

Data generated from using the reference samples was presented by FOCR at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting, and by IQN Path at the 2019 European Congress of Pathology, demonstrating their utility in harmonizing and standardizing measurements of TMB by different NGS assays.

In addition to the new SeraSeq TMB gDNA and FFPE materials available now, SeraCare said it can also create custom tissue and blood-based TMB reference materials through its VariantFlex custom reference material development platform.

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