Table 1

Study Population

Patient Number

Sample ID

Age

Gender

FVC%

DLCO%

Sample Type

Multiple Lobes Sampled?

1

Biopsy_140U

58

Male

55

54

Biopsy

No

2

Biopsy_142U

56

Female

55

65

Biopsy

No

3

Biopsy_144U

70

Male

84

87

Biopsy

No

4

Biopsy_145U

54

Male

68

52

Biopsy

No

5

Biopsy_149U

58

Male

79

70

Biopsy

Yes

Biopsy_149L

6

Biopsy_159U

68

Male

50

43

Biopsy

Yes

Biopsy_159L

7

Explant_146L

64

Male

56

23

Explant

No

8

Explant_152U

67

Male

53

29

Explant

Yes

Explant_152L

9

Explant_157U

67

Male

51

34

Explant

Yes

Explant_157L

10

Explant_158U

68

Female

78

18

Explant

Yes

Explant_158L

11

Explant_160U

67

Female

46

42

Explant

Yes

Explant_160L

FVC% = forced vital capacity (expressed as a percentage of the normal expected value); DLCO% = diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (expressed as a percentage of the normal expected value).

Meltzer et al. BMC Medical Genomics 2011 4:70   doi:10.1186/1755-8794-4-70