# GTEx License: unstated (NOASSERTION); Mdexa hosting: pending. the official terms say the data are free to use but not whether commercial use or redistribution is allowed: unstated, terms present (Article 24) Risk flag(s): real-patient-text. - Commercial use: Unclear · Derivatives: Unclear · Redistribution: Conditional · File on Mdexa: No - License status: Unstated (NOASSERTION) - Mdexa hosting: Pending — License unstated, judged by public rules and checked by a second-pass model. The license question stays open. - Source risk: Real patient text - Last verified: 2026-11-14 - Card: https://mdexa.com/datasets/gtex/ ## Key facts - Domain: Genomics and omics - Content type: Databases - Size: — — nearly 1000 individuals - Language: English - Modality: Tabular - Publisher: GTEx Project - Year: — ## Commercial use of GTEx - Commercial use: Unclear (Unstated). - License status: Unstated. - Conditions: Attribution, Notice kept, Keep current, No endorsement Verdicts record what sources state and are not legal advice. ## GTEx license evidence the official terms say the data are free to use but not whether commercial use or redistribution is allowed: unstated, terms present (Article 24) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s09 (page) — "All data files generated in the GTEx project are available for download." — https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s09 (page) — "All raw sequence data files (DNA and RNA), and the full donor metadata files, are protected access data." — https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s09 (page) — "Users interested in accessing protected data must apply for access separately and can learn how to do so by visiting our protected data access page." — https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s09 (page) — "GTEx data, visualizations, and tools can all be used with acknowledgement." — https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s10 (page) — "Due to the nature of our donor consent agreement, raw data and attributes which might be used to identify the donors are not publicly available on the GTEx Portal." — https://gtexportal.org/home/protectedDataAccess (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s10 (page) — "Access to GTEx protected access data requires an approved dbGaP application." — https://gtexportal.org/home/protectedDataAccess (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s10 (page) — "GTEx V8, V9, and V10 protected access data are now hosted in the AnVIL repository, with access granted to users who have approved dbGaP applications." — https://gtexportal.org/home/protectedDataAccess (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s10 (page) — "You must have access to GTEx protected access data on dbGaP." — https://gtexportal.org/home/protectedDataAccess (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Dataset page**: Statement found in snapshot s10 (page) — "Please note that downloading GTEx protected access data from Terra will incur egress fees from Google." — https://gtexportal.org/home/protectedDataAccess (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "The GTEx Portal data is made available under the following license:" — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "Downloading data from the GTEx Portal servers indicates your acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions: No charges, usage fees or royalties are paid to the GTEx Portal for this data." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "acknowledge the GTEx Portal as the source of the data by including the phrase" — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "not indicate or imply that the GTEx Portal has endorsed its products/services/applications." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "Users who republish or redistribute the data (services, products or raw data) agree to:" — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "maintain the most current version of all distributed data, or" — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "make known in a clear and conspicuous manner that the products/services/applications do not reflect the most current/accurate data available from the GTEx Portal." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "These data are produced with a reasonable standard of care, but the GTEx Project makes no warranties express or implied, including no warranty of merchantability or fitness for particular purpose, regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "Users agree to hold the GTEx Project and the Broad Institute and the U.S. Government harmless from any liability resulting from errors in the data." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "The GTEx Project disclaims any liability for any consequences due to use, misuse, or interpretation of information contained or not contained in the data." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "The GTEx Project does not provide legal advice regarding copyright, fair use, or other aspects of intellectual property rights." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s05 (terms-page) — "The GTEx Project reserves the right to change the type and format of its machine-readable data." — https://gtexportal.org/home/license (2026-11-13; Page opened) ## Source and lineage — ## Known issues with GTEx — ## Preflight Not run (data not ingested). ## Downloading GTEx and API access Mdexa does not serve files. Original source: - https://gtexportal.org/ - https://gtexportal.org/home/license ## Citing GTEx No recommended citation text. ## Machine-readable - JSON: https://mdexa.com/datasets/gtex.json - 2026-11-14 Listed on 2026-11-14. Judged by public rules and checked a second time before listing. ## Practical information ### Content scope - The text describes the Adult Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project as a comprehensive public resource for the study of tissue-specific gene expression and regulation. > The Adult Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project is a comprehensive public resource for the study of tissue-specific gene expression and regulation. https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13) - Samples were collected from 54 non-diseased tissue sites across nearly 1000 individuals, primarily for molecular assays including WGS, WES, and RNA-Seq. > Samples were collected from 54 non-diseased tissue sites across nearly 1000 individuals, primarily for molecular assays including WGS, WES, and RNA-Seq. https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13) ### Identifiers - The dataset records in this metadata use a datasetId value, shown here as gtex_v11. > "datasetId":"gtex_v11","dbSnpBuild":155,"dbgapId":null,"description":"The GTEx Analysis V11 release is the most complete analyzed dataset for Adult GTEx","displayName":"GTEx Analysis v11" https://gtexportal.org/api/v2/metadata/dataset (2026-11-13) - The acknowledgement phrase given in the license includes the GTEx Portal on MM/DD/YY and/or dbGaP accession number phs000424.vN.pN on MM/DD/YYYY. > The data used for the analyses described in this manuscript were obtained from: [insert, where appropriate] the GTEx Portal on MM/DD/YY and/or dbGaP accession number phs000424.vN.pN on MM/DD/YYYY. https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13) - The gtex_v7 dataset record lists dbgapId phs000424.v7.p2. > "dbgapId":"phs000424.v7.p2" https://gtexportal.org/api/v2/metadata/dataset (2026-11-13) - The gtex_v11 record lists gencodeVersion v47 and genomeBuild GRCh38/hg38. > "gencodeVersion":"v47","genomeBuild":"GRCh38/hg38" https://gtexportal.org/api/v2/metadata/dataset (2026-11-13) ### Access - Web API: https://gtexportal.org/api/v2/metadata/dataset - Bulk download: https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview ### Versions - The gtex_v7 release description states that expression quantification units were updated from RPKM to TPM. > GTEx v7 release. Expression quantification units updated from RPKM to TPM. https://gtexportal.org/api/v2/metadata/dataset (2026-11-13) - The gtex_v8 description states that the tissue site detail "Cells - Transformed fibroblasts" was updated to "Cells - Cultured fibroblasts" in this release. > Tissue site detail \"Cells - Transformed fibroblasts\" has been updated to \"Cells - Cultured fibroblasts\" in this release. https://gtexportal.org/api/v2/metadata/dataset (2026-11-13) - Genome build and annotation changed across releases: v7 GRCh37/hg19 with GENCODE v19; v8 GRCh38 with v26; V10 v39; V11 v47. > "gencodeVersion":"v19","genomeBuild":"GRCh37/hg19" https://gtexportal.org/api/v2/metadata/dataset (2026-11-14) ### Suited for - The text describes the project as a comprehensive public resource for the study of tissue-specific gene expression and regulation. > The Adult Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project is a comprehensive public resource for the study of tissue-specific gene expression and regulation. https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13) - The page states that GTEx data, visualizations, and tools can all be used with acknowledgement. > GTEx data, visualizations, and tools can all be used with acknowledgement. https://gtexportal.org/home/downloads/adult-gtex/overview (2026-11-13) ### No sourced statement yet Latest version, Update cycle, Known defects and misuse, Unsuited tasks, Commercial licensing ## Continue in this database This record is one of 109 processed and verified records (datasets, data resources and open models). 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