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. 2013 Nov 27;7(1):23. doi: 10.1186/1479-7364-7-23

Table 2.

Total number of next-generation sequencing reads/fragments available for gastrointestinal cancers organized by cancer and tissue type

Cohort
Statistics
Primary tumor
Primary tumor
Blood
Solid tissue
    RNA DNA Human genome coverage a DNA Human genome coverage a DNA Human genome coverage a
COAD
Min
5,244,743
60,872,080
0.47
64,637,478
0.50
148,341,394
1.18
Mean
26,127,635
205,217,167
1.63
182,959,915
1.45
224,838,391
1.77
Median
27,424,762
196,408,988
1.57
193,657,350
1.49
196,072,876
1.57
Max
64,021,517
1,162,469,344
9.43
354,790,740
2.85
429,443,164
3.36
READ
Min
19,665,974
89,943,982
0.70
90,122,736
0.70
95,061,666
0.75
Mean
26,782,703
225,818,442
1.79
214,787,544
1.71
150,549,985
1.19
Median
27,121,702
227,226,239
1.81
224,045,358
1.80
159,027,517
1.26
Max
33,338,326
461,153,444
3.68
367,295,986
2.93
189,083,240
1.47
STAD
Min
127,157,036
259,701,502
2.08
NA
NA
418,702,808
3.34
Mean
155,138,810
300,668,630
2.40
NA
NA
448,318,606
3.58
Median
155,490,548
280,015,346
2.23
NA
NA
448,318,606
3.58
  Max 193,445,130 362,289,042 2.88 NA NA 477,934,404 3.82

Paired reads are counted as two single fragments. COAD, colon adenocarcinoma; READ, rectum adenocarcinoma; STAD, stomach adenocarcinoma; NA, no data available. aAverage coverage was calculated as the number of reads multiplied by the average read length (51 nt) and divided by the corresponding genome length, divided by two for diploid genome.