Endorsing good quality assurance practices in molecular pathology: risks and recommendations for diagnostic laboratories and external quality assessment providers.

摘要: Quality assurance is an indispensable element in a molecular diagnostic laboratory. The ultimate goal to warrant patient safety. Several risks that can compromise high quality procedures are at stake, from sample collection the test performed by laboratory, reporting of results clinicians, and organization effective external assessment schemes. should therefore be safeguarded each level imply holistic multidisciplinary approach. This review aims provide overview good practices discusses certain recommendations promote improve for both laboratories providers. number targets continuously rising, new technologies evolving. As this poses challenges clinical implementation increases demand assessment, formation international association improving pathology called for.