Pisapia, Pasquale (2022) Consistency and reproducibility of next generation sequencing: a study on reference standards in a novel cytological format. [Tesi di dottorato]

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Item Type: Tesi di dottorato
Resource language: English
Title: Consistency and reproducibility of next generation sequencing: a study on reference standards in a novel cytological format
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Pisapia, Pasquale
pasquale.pisapia@unina.it
Date: 9 December 2022
Number of Pages: 153
Institution: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Department: Sanità Pubblica
Dottorato: Sanità pubblica e medicina preventiva
Ciclo di dottorato: 35
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Triassi, Maria
triassi@unina.it
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Troncone, Giancarlo
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Date: 9 December 2022
Number of Pages: 153
Keywords: molecular cytopathology; cytopathology; artificial reference standards; next generation sequencing.
Settori scientifico-disciplinari del MIUR: Area 06 - Scienze mediche > MED/08 - Anatomia patologica
Date Deposited: 20 Dec 2022 08:55
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2025 14:09
URI: http://www.fedoa.unina.it/id/eprint/14691

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Cytopathology field has undergone significant changes. Indeed, modern pathologists play a pivotal role in bridging the knowledge gap between conventional microscopic evaluation and novel molecular technologies. However, several issues still remain unresolved. One issue is that although cytological specimens harbor a higher quality of nucleic acids than histological samples, non-FFPE cytological smears require careful validation before they can be used for NGS analysis in routine diagnostic practice. Another open issue is that since most cytological preparations are unique and unrepeatable, they are not suitable for quality control studies across different laboratories to evaluate consistency and reproducibility of NGS results on cytological specimens. Currently, unlike FFPE material, cytological specimens have not yet been used to develop ring trial studies to assess the consistency and reproducibility of NGS results. Therefore, the overarching goal of my research project was precisely to fill this knowledge gap. In particular, in this thesis, I will describe my research activity on the development and validation of novel artificial reference standards in cytological format. These reference standards, which were distributed to different laboratories, allowed us to assess the consistency and reproducibility of NGS results on cytological specimens.

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