Table 1.

Comparison Between Validated and Nonvalidated TFUs




Validated TFUs (Std deviation)

Nonvalidated TFUs (Std deviation)

P value
Average distance between clusters 2609 (3202) 3105 (2942) 0.008
Average no. of ESTs in each cluster 6.10 (8.91) 5.77 (13.23) 0.010
Average no. of distinct tissues in each cluster 3.45 (4.27) 2.85 (4.54) 0.002
Presence of a common tissue in both clusters Yes 63 Yes 62 0.223

No 111
No 146