Table I.
Analyzed types of normal tissue and cancerous cDNA samples (from the Cancer Survey sets I, II and III-OriGene).
| Organ type | Total n | Cancer type | Total n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast | 5 | Breast cancer | 30 |
| Colon | 11 | Colon cancer | 16 |
| Endometrium | 5 | Endometrial cancer | 21 |
| Esophagus | 4 | Esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) | 14 |
| Kidney | 8 | Kidney cancer | 19 |
| Liver | 6 | Liver cancer | 15 |
| Lung | 6 | Lung (non-small cell carcinoma) | 21 |
| Lymph node | 4 | Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin) | 33 |
| Ovary | 5 | Ovarian cancer | 27 |
| Pancreas | 5 | Pancreatic cancer (adenocarcinoma) | 6 |
| Prostate | 6 | Prostate cancer | 20 |
| Stomach | 5 | Stomach cancer | 8 |
| Testis | 6 | Testicular cancer (7 seminomas, 10 non-seminomas) | 17 |
| Thyroid | 6 | Thyroid cancer (papillary and follicular types) | 20 |
| Urothelium | 4 | Urothelial cancer | 23 |
| – | – | Melanoma | 11 |
| – | – | Sarcoma | 10 |