Human Tissue Collection

Tissue ID Tissue Name Tissue Name in GTEx # Samples in GTEx Tissue Name in Encode # Samples in Encode
1Adipose - SubcutaneousAdipose - Subcutaneous485Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue4
2Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)363-
3Omental Fat Pad-Omental Fat Pad4
4Artery - AortaArtery - Aorta314-
5Artery - CoronaryArtery - Coronary182-
6Artery - TibialArtery - Tibial464-
7Thoracic Aorta-Thoracic Aorta3
8Brain - AmygdalaBrain - Amygdala108-
9Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)134-
10Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)177-
11Brain - Cerebellar HemisphereBrain - Cerebellar Hemisphere154-
12Brain - CerebellumBrain - Cerebellum193Cerebellum2
13Brain - CortexBrain - Cortex176-
14Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)145Frontal Cortex2
15Brain - HippocampusBrain - Hippocampus135-
16Brain - HypothalamusBrain - Hypothalamus138-
17Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)161-
18Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)136-
19Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)102Spinal Cord2
20Brain - Substantia nigraBrain - Substantia nigra95-
21Occipital Lobe-Occipital Lobe2
22Parietal Lobe-Parietal Lobe2
23Temporal Lobe-Temporal Lobe2
24Diencephalon-Diencephalon2
25Breast - Mammary TissueBreast - Mammary Tissue306-
26Breast Epithelium-Breast Epithelium3
27Camera type eye-Camera type eye2
28Colon - SigmoidColon - Sigmoid254Sigmoid Colon4
29Colon - TransverseColon - Transverse285Transverse Colon4
30Esophagus - Gastroesophageal JunctionEsophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction263-
31Esophagus - MucosaEsophagus - Mucosa444-
32Esophagus - MuscularisEsophagus - Muscularis394-
33Esophagus Muscularis Mucosa-Esophagus Muscularis Mucosa4
34Esophagus Squamous Epithelium-Esophagus Squamous Epithelium4
35Gastroesophageal Sphincter-Gastroesophageal Sphincter4
36StomachStomach272Stomach6
37Heart-Heart3
38Heart - Atrial AppendageHeart - Atrial Appendage310-
39Heart - Left VentricleHeart - Left Ventricle352Heart - Left Ventricle2
40Right Atrium Auricular Region-Right Atrium Auricular Region2
41Adrenal GlandAdrenal Gland205Adrenal Gland6
42Kidney-CortexKidney-Cortex50-
43Metanephros-Metanephros2
44LiverLiver188Liver4
45Right Lobe of Liver-Right Lobe of Liver2
46LungLung474Lung2
47Upper Lobe of Left Lung-Upper Lobe of Left Lung4
48Minor Salivary GlandMinor Salivary Gland104-
49Muscle - SkeletalMuscle - Skeletal625Skeletal Muscle Tissue2
50Tongue-Gastrocnemius Medialis5
51Tibial Nerve-Tongue2
52Nerve - TibialNerve - Tibial443Tibial Nerve4
53OvaryOvary138Ovary2
54PancreasPancreas264Body of Pancreas2
55Peyer's Patch-Peyer's Patch4
56PituitaryPituitary191-
57ProstateProstate158-
58Prostate Gland-Prostate Gland2
59Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)408Suprapubic Skin4
60Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)520Lower Leg Skin4
61Skin of Body-Skin of Body2
62Small Intestine - Terminal IleumSmall Intestine - Terminal Ileum143-
63SpleenSpleen169Spleen4
64TestisTestis280Testis2
65ThyroidThyroid490-
66Thyroid Gland-Thyroid Gland8
67Umbilical Cord-Umbilical Cord2
68Urinary Bladder-Urinary Bladder2
69UterusUterus117Uterus4
70VaginaVagina124-
71Whole BloodWhole Blood460-