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Table 1 Cell line and tumour sample nomenclature and information

From: Consistent gene expression profiles in MexTAg transgenic mouse and wild type mouse asbestos-induced mesothelioma

Nomenclature

Mouse type

Cell line

TAg copy

No. cell lines arrayed

Median passage No. (range)

WTtu

C57Bl/6 J

Wild type mesothelioma

None

6

5.5 (3–8)

WTn

C57Bl/6 J

Normal mesothelial cells

None

2

3.5 (3–4)

sTAgtu

MexTAg transgenic

TAg mesothelioma

Single copy

3

3 (2–6)

intTAgtu

MexTAg transgenic

TAg mesothelioma

Intermediate copy (32)

3

2 (2–4)

loTAgtua

MexTAg transgenic

TAg mesothelioma

Combined single and intermediate copy tumour samples

(6)

As above 2 rows

hiTAgtu

MexTAg transgenic

TAg mesothelioma

High copy (100)

6

3 (3–4)

hiTAgn

MexTAg transgenic

Normal TAg mesothelial cells

High copy (100)

2

3 (3–4)

Htub

Human

Primary tissue

-

5 cases

n/a

Hnb

Human

Non malignant tissue

-

6 cases

n/a

  1. Footnotes
  2. n indicates normal mesothelial cells, tu indicates a malignant mesothelioma cell line
  3. adata set is a combination of sTAGtu and intTAgtu, therefore not in cluster analysis (see Results section)
  4. bRoe et al. [22]