category: Biospecimen
description: Pertaining to a portion of the whole; any one of two or more samples
  of something, of the same volume or weight.
links:
- label: Aliquot references the Sample it is derived from.
  name: Sample
  required: 'True'
- label: Aliquot references the Analyte it is derived from.
  name: Analyte
  required: 'True'
properties:
  aliquot_id:
    key: 'yes'
    required: 'False'
    type: String
  aliquot_is_ref:
    description: A biospecimen entity which is used as a reference sample for determining
      relative protein abundances in labeling experiments.
    enum:
    - 'Yes'
    - 'No'
    required: 'True'
    type: Enumeration
  aliquot_quantity:
    description: The quantity in micrograms (ug) of the aliquot(s) derived from the
      analyte(s) shipped for sequencing and characterization.
    required: 'False'
    type: Number
  aliquot_submitter_id:
    key: 'yes'
    required: 'True'
    type: String
  aliquot_volume:
    description: The volume in microliters (ml) of the aliquot(s) derived from the
      analyte(s) shipped for sequencing and characterization.
    required: 'False'
    type: Number
  amount:
    description: Weight in grams or volume in mL
    required: 'False'
    type: Number
  analyte_type:
    cde_id: 2513915
    description: Text term that represents the kind of molecular specimen analyte.
    enum:
    - DNA
    - EBV Immortalized Normal
    - FFPE DNA
    - FFPE RNA
    - GenomePlex (Rubicon) Amplified DNA
    - Repli-G (Qiagen) DNA
    - Repli-G Pooled (Qiagen) DNA
    - Repli-G X (Qiagen) DNA
    - RNA
    - Protein
    required: 'False'
    source: caDSR
    term_url: https://cadsr.cancer.gov/onedata/dmdirect/NIH/NCI/CO/CDEDD?filter=CDEDD.ITEM_ID=2513915%20and%20ver_nr=2.0
    type: Enumeration
  analyte_type_id:
    cde_id: 5432508
    description: A single letter code used to identify a type of molecular analyte.
    enum:
    - D
    - E
    - G
    - H
    - R
    - S
    - T
    - W
    - X
    required: 'False'
    source: caDSR
    term_url: https://cadsr.cancer.gov/onedata/dmdirect/NIH/NCI/CO/CDEDD?filter=CDEDD.ITEM_ID=5432508%20and%20ver_nr=1.0
    type: Enumeration
  concentration:
    cde_id: 5432594
    description: Numeric value that represents the concentration of an analyte or
      aliquot extracted from the sample or sample portion, measured in milligrams
      per milliliter.
    required: 'False'
    source: caDSR
    term_url: https://cadsr.cancer.gov/onedata/dmdirect/NIH/NCI/CO/CDEDD?filter=CDEDD.ITEM_ID=5432594%20and%20ver_nr=1.0
    type: Number
  pool:
    description: Any biospecimen entity where multiple cases, samples or aliquots
      are combined to produce a reference. Sample pooling is commonly used for determining
      relative protein abundances in labeling experiments.
    enum:
    - 'Yes'
    - 'No'
    required: 'True'
    type: Enumeration
  project_id:
    key: 'yes'
    required: 'False'
    type: String
  project_submitter_id:
    key: 'yes'
    required: 'False'
    type: String
  sample_id:
    key: 'yes'
    required: 'False'
    type: String
  sample_submitter_id:
    key: 'yes'
    required: 'False'
    type: String
  status:
    description: Specifies if the aliquot is qualified or disqualified for any reason.
      Usually the data releated to such aliquots are not used in the data analysis.
    enum:
    - Qualified
    - Disqualified
    required: 'True'
    type: Enumeration
title: Aliquot
type: object
uniqueKeys:
- - aliquot_id
  - aliquot_submitter_id