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MB Sample ID: SA047878
| Local Sample ID: | 36_Sample_63_082614 |
| Subject ID: | SU000892 |
| Subject Type: | Human |
| Subject Species: | Homo sapiens |
| Taxonomy ID: | 9606 |
| Species Group: | Human |
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Collection:
| Collection ID: | CO000886 |
| Collection Summary: | Blood collection Adult patients were recruited from the hepatology clinic at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH).All participants provided informed consent to the study approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Georgetown University. The patients were diagnosed to have liver cirrhosis on the basis of established clinical, laboratory and/or imaging criteria. Cases were diagnosed to have HCC based on well-established diagnostic imaging criteria and/or histology. Clinical stages for HCC cases were determined based on the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system. Controls were required to be HCC free for at least 6 months from the time of study entry. Race information was collected from patients’ self-report. Through peripheral venipuncture, single blood sample was drawn into 10 mL BD Vacutainer sterile vacuum tube in the presence of EDTA anticoagulant. |
| Collection Protocol ID: | 1_Collection |
| Sample Type: | Blood |
