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GTEx Tissue Harvesting Work Instruction   Add to my SOP compendium

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Description

The purpose of this Work Instruction (PR-0004-W1) is to provide steps and instructions for postmortem tissue collection, as described in the GTEx Tissue Processing Procedure (PR-0004). This document describes the proper removal, sectioning, and preservation of specified donor organs, tissues and associated blood draws for the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project (https://biospecimens.cancer.gov/resources/sops/gtex.asp) and is available for download at: https://biospecimens.cancer.gov/resources/sops/library.asp.

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BBRB-PR-0004-W1 GTEx Tissue Harvesting Work Instruction.pdf [Size: 1130 KB]
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Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Blood
  • Tissue - Hair
  • Tissue - Brain
  • Tissue - Skin
  • Tissue - Adipose
  • Tissue - Heart
  • Tissue - Breast
  • Tissue - Lung
  • Tissue - Esophagus
  • Tissue - Liver
  • Tissue - Spleen
  • Tissue - Pancreas
  • Tissue - Kidney
  • Tissue - Adrenal Gland
  • Tissue - Colorectal
  • Tissue - Stomach
  • Tissue - Muscle (Skeletal)
  • Tissue - Nerve
  • Tissue - Uterus
  • Tissue - Ovary
  • Tissue - Vagina
  • Tissue - Prostate
  • Tissue - Testis
  • Tissue - Thyroid Gland
  • Tissue - Pituitary Gland
  • Tissue - Salivary Gland
  • Tissue - Aorta
  • Tissue - Blood Vessel
Diagnoses
  • Autopsy
  • Normal
Topics
  • Biospecimen Acquisition

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