Table 1. List of the studied human tissues.
| Organ system | Tissue | Data sets | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary system | Kidney | 4 | 84 |
| Cardiovascular system | Heart | 4 | 140 |
| Adipose tissue | Sub-cutaneous adipose | 9 | 474 |
| Omental adipose | 4 | 86 | |
| Respiratory system | Large airways epithelium | 5 | 101 |
| Small airways epithelium | 8 | 357 | |
| Lung | 5 | 210 | |
| Reproductive system | Ovary | 5 | 55 |
| Fetal | Embryo | 3 | 54 |
| Digestive system | Colorectum | 8 | 171 |
| Esophagus | 3 | 83 | |
| Liver | 5 | 93 | |
| Pancreas | 3 | 100 | |
| Oral mucosa | 4 | 193 | |
| Blood | Lymphocytes | 4 | 142 |
| Leukocytes | 4 | 222 | |
| PBMC | 11 | 303 | |
| Whole Blood | 17 | 774 | |
| Other organ systems | Skin | 7 | 222 |
| Thyroid | 2 | 66 | |
| Skeletal muscle | 14 | 556 | |
| Breast | 6 | 239 | |
| Bone marrow stem cells | 8 | 208 | |
| Total | 23 | 143 | 4933 |
The final list of data sets obtained after filtering for normal samples and quality control. All selected data sets were obtained on the Affymetrix microarrays platform.