ENDIA is a multi-centre study that collects a variety of biospecimens longitudinally from pregnant women and their infants to investigate the aetiology of type 1 diabetes. The Quality Control (QC) Working Group identified and evaluated four high-risk “P” activities in the biospecimen collection and processing pipeline where sample or data quality could be adversely impacted if uncontrolled.
High-risk activity 1: Processing-Sample processing times
High-risk activity 2: Passage-Shipping and temperature monitoring