Norm 7 shows outlier patterns of gene expression.

Normalized counts were variance-stabilized using the DESeq package to give “VST” expression values. Listed are the raw counts for genes which had VST <6 for one sample and average VST >14 for all other samples, or VST >14 in one sample and average VST <6 for all other samples. Healthy 7 was the only sample displaying such patterns. The four genes which are very highly expressed in all samples except Norm7 encode lung-specific surfactant proteins which reduce alveolar surface tension. Lack of these proteins in the lung leads to respiratory failure.