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LocationType DNA RNA Peptide Protein Morphology Cell count/
volume		 Other*
Amniotic Fluid Bodily Fluid 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Aqueous Humor Bodily Fluid 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Ascites Bodily Fluid 1 2 0 1 1 1 1
Bile Bodily Fluid 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Blood Bodily Fluid 247 254 178 687 193 380 668
Bone Marrow Bodily Fluid 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Breast Lavage Bodily Fluid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Breast Milk Bodily Fluid 4 2 0 0 0 1 1
Breath Bodily Fluid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bronchial Lavage Bodily Fluid 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Buffy Coat Bodily Fluid 16 8 1 9 0 11 5
Cerebrospinal Fluid Bodily Fluid 8 3 10 24 1 5 7
Cord Blood Bodily Fluid 0 1 1 6 1 15 2
Feces Bodily Fluid 28 15 0 9 0 5 7
Nasal cavity Bodily Fluid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Nasopharynx Bodily Fluid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Other Bodily Fluid 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
Pericardial Fluid Bodily Fluid 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Peritoneal Fluid Bodily Fluid 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
Plasma Bodily Fluid 229 172 129 459 120 142 402
Pleural Fluid Bodily Fluid 8 3 0 1 0 1 0
Saliva Bodily Fluid 36 19 5 16 1 7 13
Semen Bodily Fluid 5 7 0 1 2 1 0
Serum Bodily Fluid 49 83 137 385 25 62 350
Small Bowel Bodily Fluid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sputum Bodily Fluid 1 5 0 1 1 0 0
Synovial Fluid Bodily Fluid 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
Tears Bodily Fluid 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Urine Bodily Fluid 32 29 14 109 16 73 99
Vitreous Humor Bodily Fluid 1 0 1 4 1 0 1
Adenoid Cells/Tissue 2 1 0 2 1 0 0
Adipose Cells/Tissue 0 13 0 6 10 1 1
Adrenal Gland Cells/Tissue 11 14 0 9 14 1 0
Aorta Cells/Tissue 0 1 1 2 2 0 0
Appendix Cells/Tissue 3 1 0 3 3 0 1
Bile Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Bladder Cells/Tissue 21 21 0 17 10 1 0
Blood Cells/Tissue 15 20 0 16 3 34 2
Blood Vessel Cells/Tissue 0 2 0 4 2 0 0
Bone Cells/Tissue 16 9 1 11 8 1 1
Bone Marrow Cells/Tissue 11 10 0 14 10 3 0
Brain Cells/Tissue 43 76 3 50 31 1 7
Breast Cells/Tissue 129 125 2 202 96 8 3
Breast Lavage Cells/Tissue 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bronchial Lavage Cells/Tissue 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Bronchus Cells/Tissue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Buccal Cells/Tissue 32 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cartilage Cells/Tissue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cerebrospinal Fluid Cells/Tissue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cervix Cells/Tissue 29 19 0 11 14 0 0
Colorectal Cells/Tissue 109 93 5 76 54 2 3
Cord Blood Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 1 0 16 1
Ear Cells/Tissue 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Endometrium Cells/Tissue 11 6 2 9 7 0 0
Esophagus Cells/Tissue 18 16 0 18 15 1 0
Eye Cells/Tissue 1 3 0 2 1 1 0
Fallopian Tube Cells/Tissue 2 5 0 2 5 0 0
Feces Cells/Tissue 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gall Bladder Cells/Tissue 5 7 0 5 5 0 0
Gastric Fluid Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hair Cells/Tissue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Head and Neck Cells/Tissue 7 7 0 4 1 0 0
Heart Cells/Tissue 14 21 0 7 10 0 0
Kidney Cells/Tissue 54 67 6 41 36 3 1
Larynx Cells/Tissue 4 1 0 3 0 0 0
Lip Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Liver Cells/Tissue 72 82 2 47 43 4 7
Lung Cells/Tissue 108 91 4 77 60 7 2
Lymph Node Cells/Tissue 59 52 0 48 37 1 1
Muscle (Skeletal) Cells/Tissue 7 18 0 13 17 0 0
Nasal cavity Cells/Tissue 1 17 0 4 0 1 0
Nasopharynx Cells/Tissue 5 30 0 5 1 1 0
Nerve Cells/Tissue 6 7 0 4 2 1 0
Not specified Cells/Tissue 6 1 0 1 0 0 1
Oral Cavity Cells/Tissue 8 17 0 5 3 1 1
Other Cells/Tissue 15 24 1 13 10 0 0
Ovary Cells/Tissue 43 42 4 32 21 1 1
Pancreas Cells/Tissue 27 23 0 34 28 2 0
Parathyroid Gland Cells/Tissue 1 2 1 3 2 0 0
Pericardial Fluid Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Peritoneal Fluid Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pituitary Gland Cells/Tissue 0 1 1 3 3 0 0
Placenta Cells/Tissue 10 9 1 12 8 0 2
Plasma Cells/Tissue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleural Fluid Cells/Tissue 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
Prostate Cells/Tissue 37 47 2 57 46 3 2
Red Blood Cells Cells/Tissue 6 5 4 61 25 56 74
Saliva Cells/Tissue 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
Salivary Gland Cells/Tissue 4 5 0 5 5 0 0
Skin Cells/Tissue 42 35 0 40 28 1 2
Small Bowel Cells/Tissue 14 17 0 18 17 1 0
Spinal Cord Cells/Tissue 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spleen Cells/Tissue 30 27 0 26 24 1 1
Sputum Cells/Tissue 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Stomach Cells/Tissue 46 36 1 42 30 0 1
Testis Cells/Tissue 5 14 0 7 9 0 0
Thymus Gland Cells/Tissue 5 5 0 4 3 0 0
Thyroid Gland Cells/Tissue 26 33 1 22 23 0 0
Tongue Cells/Tissue 5 3 0 3 1 0 0
Tonsil Cells/Tissue 21 20 1 40 22 1 2
Tooth Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Trachea Cells/Tissue 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Urine Cells/Tissue 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
Uterus Cells/Tissue 27 26 1 30 32 0 1
Vagina Cells/Tissue 9 2 1 1 2 0 0
Vulva Cells/Tissue 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
White Cells Cells/Tissue 28 33 1 17 4 38 4
* Other analytes includes Carbohydrate, Electrolyte/metal, Gas, Glycoprotein, Lipid, Lipoprotein, Small molecule, Steroid