Table 1 Donor information for cadaver (donor) samples. Information provided by Virginia State Anatomical Program for the fourteen cadavers used in this study. Blood samples were collected from twelve of the samples. Tissue samples were collected from donor #292 to determine if sufficient DNA could be isolated from embalmed tissue, and from donor #250 for a more detailed case study of pancreatic cancer
Donor # | Sample | Cause of Death (COD) | Other health information |
|---|---|---|---|
272 | Blood | Alzheimer’s dementia |  |
275 | Blood | Multiple myeloma | Â |
280 | Blood | Colon cancer | Â |
281 | Blood | Alzheimer’s dementia |  |
284 | Blood | Metastatic lung cancer | Â |
286 | Blood | Cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest | Severe ischemic cardiomyopathy, CAD, acute hypoxic respiratory failure |
293 | Blood | CVA with late effect | Â |
298 | Blood | Ovarian cancer | Â |
303 | Blood | Aspiration pneumonia with hypoxia | Erosive esophagitis/GERD |
306 | Blood | Acute CVA | Â |
311 | Blood | Cardiac arrest secondary to CAD | AFIB, Vascular dementia, H/O stroke, Seizure disorder |
312 | Blood | Metastatic squamous cell lung cancer | Â |
250 | Tissue | Metastatic pancreatic cancer | Â |
292 | Tissue | Aspiration pneumonia | AFIB, CHF, Dementia, Dysphagia |