Role of Gene Length in Control of Human Gene Expression: Chromosome-Specific and Tissue-Specific Effects

Table 3

Effect of tissue on expression of genes in the same length group.

Tissue	Gene length group	Mean transcription (RPKM)	Standard error	Number of genes
Spleen	Long	28.2	12.7	21
Muscle	Long	82.5	29.6	16
Pituitary	Long	16.2	5.2	16
Thyroid	Long	39.0	17.4	29
All tissues	Long	21.5	1.7	636
Brain	Short	47.8	11.8	66
Liver	Short	480.5	158.2	33
All tissues	Short	267.9	75.7	518