FIG. 1.

GTEx Eligibility Requirements. A set of eligibility requirements were developed to align with the scientific needs of the project and to reduce the risk of collecting tissue that was diseased, autolyzed, or otherwise unsuitable for molecular analysis. The eligibility criteria were developed within a framework that considered the limited data immediately available in the timeframe surrounding a potential donor's death and the feasibility of the Biospecimen Source Sites to obtain the tissues and associated data in a timely manner.