CEN/TS 17981-2:2023
(Main)In vitro diagnostic Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows - Part 2: Human RNA examination
In vitro diagnostic Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows - Part 2: Human RNA examination
This document specifies requirements and gives recommendations for next generation sequencing (NGS) workflows for in vitro diagnostics and biomedical research. This document covers the pre-examination processes, human RNA isolation, sequencing library preparation, sequencing, sequence analysis and reporting of the examination of sequences for diagnostic purposes from isolated RNA from, e.g. formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded tissues, fresh frozen tissues, fine needle aspirates (FNA), whole blood, circulating tumour cells (CTCs), exosomes and other extracellular vesicles, and circulating cell free RNA from plasma.
NOTE 1 Typical applications include, but are not limited to, NGS for oncology and clinical genetics, certain single-cell analyses.
This document is applicable to molecular in vitro diagnostic examinations including laboratory developed tests performed by medical laboratories, molecular pathology laboratories and molecular genetic laboratories. This document is also applicable to laboratory customers, in vitro diagnostics developers and manufacturers, biobanks, institutions, and organisations performing biomedical research.
This document is not applicable for in situ sequencing, forensic sequencing, sequencing of pathogens or microorganisms and microbiome analysis.
NOTE 2 International, national or regional regulations or requirements or multiples of them can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Arbeitsabläufe für die In-vitro-Diagnostik - Teil 2: Untersuchung von menschlicher RNA
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen und Empfehlungen für Arbeitsabläufe bei der Sequenzierung der nächsten Generation (NGS) für die In vitro-Diagnostik und biomedizinische Forschung fest. Dieses Dokument behandelt die präanalytischen Verfahren, die Isolierung humaner RNA, die Vorbereitung einer Sequenzierungsbibliothek, die Sequenzierung, die Sequenzanalyse und die Berichterstellung über die Untersuchung der Sequenzen für diagnostische Zwecke, ausgehend von isolierter RNA, z. B. aus formalinfixierten und paraffineingebetteten Geweben, aus frisch eingefrorenen Gewebeproben, Feinnadelaspiraten (FNAs), Vollblut, zirkulierenden Tumorzellen (CTCs), Exosomen und anderen extrazellulären Vesikeln sowie zirkulierender zellfreier RNA aus Plasma.
ANMERKUNG 1 Typische Anwendungen umfassen, ohne darauf beschränkt zu sein, NGS für die Onkologie und klinische Genetik sowie bestimmte Einzelzell-Analysen.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für molekulare in vitro-diagnostische Untersuchungen, wozu auch im Labor entwickelte Prüfungen zählen, die von medizinischen Laboratorien, Laboratorien der molekularen Pathologie und molekulargenetischen Laboratorien durchgeführt werden. Dieses Dokument ist darüber hinaus auf Kunden von Laboratorien, Entwickler und Hersteller von In vitro Diagnostika sowie auf Biobanken, Institutionen und Organisationen, die biomedizinische Forschungen durchführen, anwendbar.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar für die In situ-Sequenzierung, forensische Sequenzierung, Sequenzierung von Pathogenen oder Mikroorganismen sowie die Mikrobiomanalyse.
ANMERKUNG 2 Internationale, nationale oder regionale Regelungen bzw. Anforderungen, oder mehrere von ihnen, können ebenfalls für bestimmte Themen in diesem Dokument gelten.
Diagnostic in vitro Séquençage de nouvelle génération (NGS) - Partie 2 : Examens de l'ARN humain
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In vitro diagnostični delovni postopki Sekvenciranje naslednje generacije (NGS) - 2. del: Preiskava človeškega RNK
Ta dokument določa zahteve in podaja priporočila za in vitro diagnostične delovne postopke Sekvenciranje naslednje generacije (NGS) in biomedicinske raziskave. Ta dokument obravnava predpreiskovalne procese, izolacijo človeškega RNK, oblikovanje knjižnice sekvenciranja, sekvenciranje, analizo sekvenc in poročanje o preučitvi sekvenc za diagnostične namene iz izoliranega RNK iz npr. tkiv, ki so fiksirana v formalinu ter položena v parafin, sveže zamrznjenih tkiv, aspiratov, pridobljenih z aspiracijsko biopsijo s tanko iglo (FNA), polne krvi, tumorskih celic v cirkulaciji (CTC), eksosomov in drugih zunajceličnih veziklov, iz plazme cirkulajoče brezcelične RNK.
OPOMBA 1: Tipične vrste uporabe vključujejo, vendar niso omejene na sekvenciranje naslednje generacije za onkologijo, klinično genetiko in določene enocelične analize.
Ta dokument se uporablja za molekularne in vitro diagnostične preiskave, vključno z laboratorijsko razvitimi preskusi, ki se izvajajo v medicinskih laboratorijih, laboratorijih za molekularno patologijo in laboratorijih za molekularno genetiko. Ta dokument se prav tako uporablja za laboratorijske stranke, razvijalce in proizvajalce diagnostike in vitro, biobanke, institucije in organizacije, ki izvajajo biomedicinske raziskave.
Ta dokument se ne uporablja za sekvenciranje in situ, forenzično sekvenciranje, sekvenciranje patogenov ali mikroorganizmov in analiziranje mikrobioma.
OPOMBA 2: Za določene teme, ki so zajete v tem dokumentu, se lahko uporabljajo tudi mednarodni, nacionalni ali regionalni predpisi oziroma zahteve.
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2024
In vitro diagnostični delovni postopki Sekvenciranje naslednje generacije (NGS) -
2. del: Preiskava človeškega RNK
In vitro diagnostic Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows - Part 2: Human RNA
examination
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Arbeitsabläufe für die In-vitro-Diagnostik - Teil 2:
Untersuchung von menschlicher RNA
Diagnostic in vitro Séquençage de nouvelle génération (NGS) - Partie 2 : Examens de
l'ARN humain
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 17981-2:2023
ICS:
11.100.10 Diagnostični preskusni In vitro diagnostic test
sistemi in vitro systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
CEN/TS 17981-2
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
November 2023
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 11.100.10
English Version
In vitro diagnostic Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
workflows - Part 2: Human RNA examination
Diagnostic in vitro Séquençage de nouvelle génération Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Arbeitsabläufe für
(NGS) - Partie 2 : Examens de l'ARN humain die In-vitro-Diagnostik - Teil 2: Untersuchung von
menschlicher RNA
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 General requirements . 20
4.1 General. 20
4.2 Examination design . 21
4.3 Examination development . 25
4.4 Examination performance verification and validation . 25
4.5 Technical examination performance characteristics . 30
5 Pre-examination processes for examination development . 31
5.1 General. 31
5.2 Human RNA isolation . 33
5.2.1 General. 33
5.2.2 Isolation from formalin fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue . 33
5.2.3 Isolation from fresh frozen tissue . 33
5.2.4 Isolation from fine needle aspirates (FNA) . 33
5.2.5 Isolation from whole blood . 33
5.2.6 Isolation of circulating cell free RNA from plasma . 34
5.3 RNA sample quality and quantity evaluation . 34
6 Examination processes for examination development . 36
6.1 Sequencing library preparation for examination development . 36
6.1.1 General. 36
6.1.2 Sequencing library preparation steps . 36
6.1.3 RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) . 40
6.2 Sequencing examination development . 43
6.2.1 General. 43
6.2.2 Techniques . 43
6.2.3 Sequencing quality control . 44
6.3 Data analysis requirements for examination development . 44
6.4 Quality control (QC) requirements for examination development . 45
6.4.1 General. 45
6.4.2 RNA Sequencing . 45
7 Requirements for the development of the examination reporting tool . 46
7.1 General. 46
7.2 Report attributes . 47
7.3 Report content . 47
8 Implementation of the in vitro diagnostic NGS workflow into routine practice . 48
9 Reporting and interpretation of results . 49
10 Quality assurance procedures . 50
10.1 General. 50
10.2 Performance monitoring, optimization of the examination and interlaboratory
comparison . 50
Annex A (normative) in vitro diagnostic NGS workflow for single-cell analyses. 51
A.1 General information and requirements on single-cell analyses . 51
A.2 Pre-examination processes for examination development . 52
A.2.1 General information of applicable procedures . 52
A.2.2 Requirements for CTCs from blood specimen collection to CTC isolation . 52
A.2.3 Requirements for fresh frozen/FFPE human tissue from specimen collection to
isolation of single cells . 52
A.2.4 Human RNA isolation . 54
A.2.5 RNA sample quality evaluation. 55
A.3 Examination phase for examination development . 55
A.3.1 Sequencing library preparation for examination development for CTCs and single
cells from tissues . 55
A.3.2 Sequencing examination development for CTCs and single cells from tissues . 55
A.3.3 Data analysis requirements for examination development for CTCs and single cells
from tissues . 56
A.3.4 QC requirements for examination development . 57
A.4 Implementation of the in vitro diagnostic NGS workflow into routine practice . 57
A.5 Reporting and interpretation of results . 57
A.6 Quality assurance procedures . 57
Annex B (normative) Exemplary in vitro diagnostic NGS workflow for spatial transcriptomics
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Annex C (informative) in vitro diagnostic NGS workflow scheme for the examination of RNA
................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Bibliography . 60
European foreword
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North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
Molecular in vitro diagnostics has enabled significant progress in medicine. Further progress is expected
by new technologies analysing profiles of nucleic acids, proteins, and metabolites in human tissues and
body fluids. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) takes a prominent place in the series of molecular
techniques used for diagnostics. It facilitates sequence analysis of nucleic acids that can result in precise
information for diagnosis and progression of diseases.
The NGS technique, however, has a very complex workflow that contains many steps. The target nucleic
acids can originate from different sources, e.g. tissues, blood, and body fluids. The profiles of the isolated
RNA can change during specimen collection, transport, storage and processing (e.g. formalin fixation)
making the outcome from diagnostics or research unreliable or even impossible because the subsequent
analytical assay will not determine the situation in the patient but an artificial profile generated during
the pre-examination process. The available material can be small, the cells in a tissue can be dispersed
heterogeneously (e.g. ratio of tumour to normal), the target nucleic acids can be circulating in blood or
body fluids free of cells or in circulating cells (e.g. circulating tumour cells (CTCs)).
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