Table 1 Brain tissue used for total RNA extraction followed by nCounter analysis

From: Replication of functional serotonin receptor type 3A and B variants in bipolar affective disorder: a European multicenter study

RNA

Donor information

 

Number

Race

Gender

Age

COD

Company

Brain

Pool of 3

Caucasian

Male

23

Cardiac arrest

FirstChoice Human Total RNA Survey Panel

  

Caucasian

Male

81

Congestive heart failure

 
  

Caucasian

Female

78

Congestive heart failure

 

Frontal cortex

Single

Caucasian

Male

23

Cardiac Arrest

FirstChoice Human Total RNA

Thalamus

Single

n.a.

Female

71

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BioChain Total RNA

Right cerebellum

Single

n.a.

Male

82

Aortic stenosis

BioChain Total RNA

Hippocampus

Single

Asian

Male

27

Accident

BioChain Total RNA

Spinal cord

Single

Asian

Male

27

Accident

BioChain Total RNA

Striatum

Single

n.a.

Male

20

n.a.

Stratagene MVP Total RNA

Insula

Pool of 15

Caucasian

Male/female

20–68

Sudden death

Clontech Total RNA

Amygdala

Pool of 2

Caucasian

Female

21

Pneumonia

BrainNet Germany

  

Caucasian

Male

68

Cardiac arrest

BrainNet Germany

Brain stem

Pool of 2

Caucasian

Female

21

Pneumonia

BrainNet Germany

  

Caucasian

Male

68

Cardiac arrest

BrainNet Germany

Fetal brain

Single

n.a.

n.a.

F2

Induced abortion

MRC Wellcome Trust

Human Developmental Biology Resource

Fetal cerebellum

Single

n.a.

n.a.

F2

Induced abortion

MRC Wellcome Trust

Human Developmental Biology Resource

Fetal thalamus

Single

n.a.

n.a.

F2

Induced abortion

MRC Wellcome Trust

Human Developmental Biology Resource

  1. Abbreviation: COD, cause of death.