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Evolution of biomarker qualification at the health authorities

By streamlining the qualification process for biomarkers, coordinated protocols recently implemented at the different regulatory agencies can facilitate progress and provide impetus to novel biomarker discovery and validation.

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Goodsaid, F., Papaluca, M. Evolution of biomarker qualification at the health authorities. Nat Biotechnol 28, 441–443 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0510-441

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