AOAC SPADA Meeting

Lost pedigrees can’t be recovered • Source – Host – Tissue – Clinical history – Date • Lineage – Passage history – “Family Tree” • Unique Identification – Traceable lineage – Discoverable publications

Conclusions • Many assays are only as good as their DBs • Multiple assays protect against false calls • BSAT may require special considerations • Pedigree enables verification

Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and  recommendations are those of the authors and are not  necessarily endorsed by the United States Army.