6 pieces; all pieces severely scarred with virtually no normal glomeruli, tubules or blood vessels; 'thyroidization'; severe vascular sclerosis; 4 pieces contain renal cell neoplasms up to 2 mm in diameter (annotated).
Unacceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1026
Pancreas
PAXgene
1
2 pieces; islets greatly reduced in number
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1126
Gastroesophageal junction
PAXgene
0
6 pieces; well dissected; one has 20% fibrous submucosa
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1226
Esophagus - mucosa
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; z3 have 2 mm of muscularis propria
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1326
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well dissected muscle
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1426
Stomach
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; no mucosa, only muscle
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1526
Ileum
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; only 1 piece contains lymphoid tissue; better suited for LCM
Unacceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1626
Colon, transverse
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; all devoid of mucosa; muscularis, submucosa, and subserosa present
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1726
Colon, sigmoid
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; complete muscularis but with up to 1.6 mm thick fibrous submucosa
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1826
Skin, suprapubic
PAXgene
0
6 pieces; well dissected
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-1926
Testis
PAXgene
1
2 pieces; spermatogenesis
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-2026
Prostate
PAXgene
1
2 pieces; 1 is mainly prostatic urethra and periurethral ducts; other contains skeletal muscle and fibrous tissue
Unacceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-2126
Mammary tissue (breast)
PAXgene
0
2 pieces; fibrofatty tissue without ducts
Acceptable
GTEX-1339X
41-50
Male
GTEX-1339X-2226
Skin, leg
PAXgene
0
6 pieces; all contain excessive subcutaneous fat up to 3 mm thick; (note that 26 tissue trimmed)