2 ~6x4mm aliquots, both with ~0.5mm rim of adherent fat
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-0226
Artery - tibial
PAXgene
1
2 ~2.5mm d. aliquots; excellent clean specimens
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-0326
Thyroid gland
PAXgene
1
2 ~8x6.5mm aliquots
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-0526
Mammary tissue (breast)
PAXgene
1
2 ~8.5x8mm aliquots; no visible ductal elements. Extreme separation of sections
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-0626
Lung
PAXgene
1
2 ~8.5x8mm aliquots, minimal congestion
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-0726
Coronary artery
PAXgene
1
2 ~3mm d aliquots, ~60% occlusion by atherosclerotis deposits, calcified
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-0826
Heart
PAXgene
1
2 ~7.5x5.5mm aliquots, early ischemic changes (contraction bands)
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1026
Esophagus - mucosa
PAXgene
1
6 ~6x1.5mm pieces. Squamous mucosa is ~10-15% of thickness
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1126
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 ~8x3mm pieces
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1326
Adrenal glands
PAXgene
1
2 ~12x3.5mm aliquots. Adherent 1mm layer of fat on both
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1426
Kidney - cortex
PAXgene
1
6 ~7x3.5mm pieces; glomeruli and tubules reasonably well- preserved
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1526
Kidney - cortex
PAXgene
1
2 ~7x7mm aliquots; one all cortex, one is 90% cortex and 10% medulla—may be used if reclassified as renal cortex. Glomeruli and tubules reasonably well preserved
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1626
Pancreas
PAXgene
1
2 ~8x8mm aliquots; one is >80% fat; cannot use as there is no way of knowing which is which in LDACC samples
Unacceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1826
Liver
PAXgene
1
2 ~8x8mm aliquots, prominent congestion
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-1926
Stomach
PAXgene
1
6 8x2.5mm pieces; mucosa well preserved generally, 20-30% of thickness
Acceptable
GTEX-QXCU
51-60
Male
GTEX-QXCU-2126
Prostate
PAXgene
1
2 ~8x8mm aliquots. Prominent glandular hyperplasia; foci of cystic atrophy