We prefer the following buffer : 10 mM Tris-HCl pH8 + 0.1 mM EDTA

Other buffers are possible, as long as you take the test specific "Minimum requirements" into consideration.

For this, please consider the "What we do" section.

You can send your samples to the following address :

UZ Brussel - BRIGHTcore

T.a.v. Ben Caljon

Laarbeeklaan 101

1090 Brussel

Please notify BRIGHTcore up front if you're sending samples. This way we can track if your samples suffer from a delay in sample shipment.

Also, please include a letter listing all samples and the test requested, preferably by filling out our sample submission form.

That depends on the sample type and the requested assay :

• DNA : can be shipped at room temperature

• RNA : should be shipped on

  • Ice : if samples take less than 20 minutes to reach our lab

  • Dry ice : if sample shipment takes more than 20 minutes

• Blood : EDTA blood (preferably 9 ml) is stable for 2 days at room temperature and 1 week at 2-8°C

• Plasma :

  • For cfDNA analyses, plasma should be shipped to our lab within 2 days (at room temperature) or 1 week if frozen,

  • For cfRNA analyses, samples should be send on dry ice

• Tissue :

  • If the tissue is not intended to create a cell culture, please freeze sample as soon as possible (DNA/RNA) or stabilize in RNAlater (RNA) and ship the samples on dry ice

  • If the tissue is intended for culturing (eg. skin biopsy), please provide us with the sample at room temperature as soon as possible

• Cell culture :

  • For DNA assays : send culture in fresh medium or send pellet on dry ice

  • For RNA assays : send culture in fresh medium or stabilize in RNAlater and ship frozen

Yes - upon request - samples can be shipped back to your lab. Please notify us up front OR within 2 months following completion of your sequencing experiment.

Please indicate in the sample submission form whether or not your samples need to be returned (or not).

Standardly, samples will remain stored at our facilities during 2 months following completion of the sequencing experiment. Please note that after this period your samples will be removed from our cooled storage.

Yes, the DNA and RNA extraction can be performed at our facilities, as long as the samples are of human origin. We have expertise in extracting DNA and RNA from a wide variety of tissues, however, we currently don't perform FFPE DNA/RNA extractions at our premises.