Tissue is available from matching paraffin and frozen tissue blocks on each case. Protocols for DNA and RNA extraction from single tissue sections are available. Please note that collaboration is not a requirement, but the tumor bank is affiliated to an active breast cancer research group who can provide expertise and opportunities for collaboration.
All requests are subject to review by a tumor bank panel.
Acknowledgements of the bank in publications. Restriction of use of material to the studies proposed. Limitation of data to the information requested at the outset of the study. Tumor tissue is obtained with standard hospital consent. All tissues are excess to clinical-pathological assessment.