4 pieces; extensively autolyzed; 2 lymphoid nodules (marked) (good only for TMA & LCM)
Unacceptable
GTEX-11ILO
41-50
Female
GTEX-11ILO-2026
Colon, transverse
PAXgene
3
6 pieces; mucosa=3; muscle=1
Acceptable
GTEX-11ILO
41-50
Female
GTEX-11ILO-2126
Colon, sigmoid
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; varying amounts of muscularis and submucosa
Acceptable
GTEX-11ILO
41-50
Female
GTEX-11ILO-2226
Mammary tissue (breast)
PAXgene
1
2 pieces; 1 piece with ducts and atrophic lobules; 1 with 80%, other with 50% fat
Acceptable
GTEX-11ILO
41-50
Female
GTEX-11ILO-2326
Coronary artery
PAXgene
1
1 piece; 50% adjacent adipose tissue
Acceptable
GTEX-11ILO
41-50
Female
GTEX-11ILO-2426
Heart
PAXgene
1
2 pieces; hypertrophied fibers
Acceptable
GTEX-11ILO
41-50
Female
GTEX-11ILO-2526
Atrial appendage
PAXgene
1
2 pieces
Acceptable
GTEX-11ILO
41-50
Female
GTEX-11ILO-2626
Thyroid gland
PAXgene
2
2 pieces both atrophic with fibrosis, 1 with 50% adjacent fibroadipose tissue; other with 90%adjacent fibroadipose tissue and a lymph node; material of dubious value
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0126
Thyroid gland
PAXgene
1
2 pieces, one is ~50% skeletal muscle, fat and fibrous tissue
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0226
Lung
PAXgene
1
2 pieces, hemosiderin-laden macrophages, some interstitial fibrosis and hypertrophy of mucin-secreting cells
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0326
Aorta
PAXgene
1
6 pieces, some attached adventitia/fat
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0426
Heart
PAXgene
0
2 pieces, heart specimen
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0526
Atrial appendage
PAXgene
0
2 pieces, 30-40% fat
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0626
Coronary artery
PAXgene
0
2 pieces, predominantly fat with portion of vein, not artery
Unacceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0726
Omentum
PAXgene
1
2 pieces
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0826
Esophagus - mucosa
PAXgene
0
4 pieces, includes few submucosal glands (marked)
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-0926
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces, well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-1026
Gastroesophageal junction
PAXgene
1
6 pieces, small focus of squamous mucosa, may not be present in block
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-1126
Colon, transverse
PAXgene
1
6 pieces, each containing muscularis and varying amounts of mucosa
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-1226
Ileum
PAXgene
2
4 pieces, muscularis and autolyzed mucosa with inadequate lymphoid tissue
Unacceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-1326
Spleen
PAXgene
1
2 pieces, congested
Acceptable
GTEX-11P81
21-40
Female
GTEX-11P81-1426
Colon, sigmoid
PAXgene
1
7 pieces, predominantly muscularis (target) with few strips of mucosa (not target)