Table 3 Concordance between the information present in the CEPH Biobase database and results of real-time PCR tissue-of-origin assays.

From: A high-throughput real-time PCR tissue-of-origin test to distinguish blood from lymphoblastoid cell line DNA for (epi)genomic studies

Origin of DNA according to the CEPH Biobase database

Tissue-of-origin PCR test

Concordance of DNA origin between database information and PCR test results

Blood

LCL

Uncertain

Blood

n = 269 (13.74%)

263 (13.44%)

0 (0%)

6 (0.31%)

Blood DNA = 97.77%

LCL

n = 1035 (52.89%)

3 (0.15%)

1032 (52.73%)

0 (0%)

LCL DNA = 99.71%

Uncertain

n = 653 (33.37%)

530 (27.08%)

116 (5.93%)

7 (0.35%)

Uncertain DNA = 1.07%

Total

n = 1957 (100%)

796 (40.67%)

1148 (58.66%)

13 (0.66%)

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