6 pieces; 5 of 6 include muscularis, but ~50% of each is residual fat, vessels and significant component of nerve, one piece is entirely fat/incidental lymph node/vessels
Unacceptable
GTEX-13FTY
41-50
Female
GTEX-13FTY-1226
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13FTZ
61-70
Male
GTEX-13FTZ-1626
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; 3 are predominantly muscularis with residual submucosa/submucosal glands, 3 are mostly fat/less muscularis
Unacceptable
GTEX-13FXS
51-60
Male
GTEX-13FXS-1926
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13G51
61-70
Male
GTEX-13G51-1026
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; up to 20% of attached fat, nerve, and vessels
Acceptable
GTEX-13IVO
61-70
Male
GTEX-13IVO-1826
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; up to 1.6mm external fat
Acceptable
GTEX-13JUV
41-50
Female
GTEX-13JUV-1426
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; muscularis with few foci of submucosal glands
Acceptable
GTEX-13JVG
61-70
Male
GTEX-13JVG-1926
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well trimmed, but significant portion of 3 of 6 is skeletal muscle admixed with smooth muscle, suggesting sampling of upper esophagus
Unacceptable
GTEX-13N11
41-50
Female
GTEX-13N11-2426
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; 4 are muscularis with some skeletal muscle, 2 are gastric mucosa
Unacceptable
GTEX-13N1W
61-70
Male
GTEX-13N1W-1826
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13N2G
51-60
Male
GTEX-13N2G-1326
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13NYB
41-50
Male
GTEX-13NYB-0826
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces, all muscularis
Acceptable
GTEX-13NYC
61-70
Male
GTEX-13NYC-1226
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13NYS
61-70
Male
GTEX-13NYS-2226
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well dissected
Acceptable
GTEX-13NZ8
61-70
Female
GTEX-13NZ8-1126
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13NZ9
51-60
Male
GTEX-13NZ9-1826
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
2
6 pieces, all muscularis, unusually poorly preserved
Acceptable
GTEX-13NZA
61-70
Male
GTEX-13NZA-2126
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
2
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13NZB
21-40
Male
GTEX-13NZB-1126
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
0
6 pieces; well trimmed
Acceptable
GTEX-13O1R
61-70
Male
GTEX-13O1R-1526
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces; well dissected
Acceptable
GTEX-13O21
51-60
Male
GTEX-13O21-0826
Esophagus - muscularis
PAXgene
1
6 pieces, one with adherent fat/serosa, delineated