Table 4 Distribution of GTEx eQTLs by tissue type in contaminating genes.

From: Consistent RNA sequencing contamination in GTEx and other data sets

Genes

Appropriate tissues

Possible tissues

Inappropriate tissues

PRSS1

—

Small intestine

Liver, coronary, skin, lung

PNLIP

—

—

—

CPA1

—

—

Coronary

GP2

—

—

Brain

CELA3A

Pancreas

Stomach

Liver

KRT13

Vagina

Lung

—

PGC

—

Lung, pancreas

Tibial artery

KRT4

Esophagus

Skin, lung

Colon, brain, thyroid

PRL

—

—

Gastroesophageal junction, skin, tibial artery

LIPF

Stomach

—

—

CLPS

Pancreas

—

—

CTRB2

Pancreas

—

Aorta, brain, lung, thyroid

FGA

Liver

Stomach

—

HP

—

Whole blood, adipose (2), artery (3), lung, tibial nerve, heart

Brain, esophagus mucosa

CKM

—

—

Aorta, whole blood

MYBPC1

—

Heart, testis, colon, prostate, brain (2)

Esophagus (2), lung, thyroid

MYH2

—

—

Colon, lung

ZG16B

—

Skin (2), adrenal, fibroblasts, lung, stomach, prostate, spleen, colon, testis, whole blood

Adipose, esophagus, pituitary