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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 237 243 177 678 191 373 664
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 3 2 0 0 0 0 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 15 7 1 8 0 10 5
Cerebrospinal Fluid Bodily Fluid 7 3 9 22 1 5 7
Cord Blood Bodily Fluid 0 1 1 6 1 15 2
Feces Bodily Fluid 17 13 0 9 0 4 4
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 221 162 128 447 117 135 397
Pleural Fluid Bodily Fluid 8 3 0 1 0 1 0
Saliva Bodily Fluid 35 19 5 16 1 7 13
Semen Bodily Fluid 4 7 0 1 1 1 0
Serum Bodily Fluid 46 80 136 380 24 59 349
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 1 1 0 0
Tears Bodily Fluid 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Urine Bodily Fluid 29 25 14 106 14 68 96
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 11 0 6 8 1 1
Adrenal Gland Cells/Tissue 10 12 0 9 13 1 0
Aorta Cells/Tissue 0 0 1 2 1 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 19 18 0 16 8 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 15 7 1 11 8 1 1
Bone Marrow Cells/Tissue 10 9 0 14 10 3 0
Brain Cells/Tissue 43 74 2 47 29 1 6
Breast Cells/Tissue 125 121 2 195 94 8 3
Breast Lavage Cells/Tissue 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bronchial Lavage Cells/Tissue 0 1 0 1 1 1 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 18 0 11 13 0 0
Colorectal Cells/Tissue 106 91 5 75 51 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 15 13 0 18 13 0 0
Eye Cells/Tissue 1 3 0 2 1 1 0
Fallopian Tube Cells/Tissue 2 4 0 2 4 0 0
Feces Cells/Tissue 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gall Bladder Cells/Tissue 4 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 6 6 0 4 1 0 0
Heart Cells/Tissue 13 19 0 7 9 0 0
Kidney Cells/Tissue 53 65 6 41 34 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 69 77 2 46 41 4 7
Lung Cells/Tissue 103 86 4 72 55 6 2
Lymph Node Cells/Tissue 56 49 0 46 37 1 0
Muscle (Skeletal) Cells/Tissue 7 16 0 13 15 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 5 5 0 4 1 1 0
Not specified Cells/Tissue 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oral Cavity Cells/Tissue 8 17 0 5 3 1 1
Other Cells/Tissue 13 23 1 13 10 0 0
Ovary Cells/Tissue 42 41 4 32 20 1 0
Pancreas Cells/Tissue 25 22 0 34 27 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 7 0 2
Plasma Cells/Tissue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pleural Fluid Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Prostate Cells/Tissue 35 46 2 57 46 3 2
Red Blood Cells Cells/Tissue 6 4 4 61 25 56 74
Saliva Cells/Tissue 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
Salivary Gland Cells/Tissue 4 4 0 5 4 0 0
Skin Cells/Tissue 41 33 0 38 27 1 0
Small Bowel Cells/Tissue 14 16 0 18 16 1 0
Spinal Cord Cells/Tissue 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spleen Cells/Tissue 29 25 0 26 22 0 1
Sputum Cells/Tissue 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Stomach Cells/Tissue 44 34 1 42 29 0 1
Testis Cells/Tissue 5 13 0 7 8 0 0
Thymus Gland Cells/Tissue 5 5 0 4 3 0 0
Thyroid Gland Cells/Tissue 25 30 1 22 22 0 0
Tongue Cells/Tissue 5 3 0 3 1 0 0
Tonsil Cells/Tissue 21 20 1 39 22 1 1
Tooth Cells/Tissue 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Trachea Cells/Tissue 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Urine Cells/Tissue 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Uterus Cells/Tissue 25 24 1 29 31 0 0
Vagina Cells/Tissue 9 1 1 1 1 0 0
Vulva Cells/Tissue 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
White Cells Cells/Tissue 27 32 1 16 4 36 4
* Other analytes includes Carbohydrate, Electrolyte/metal, Gas, Glycoprotein, Lipid, Lipoprotein, Small molecule, Steroid