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GTEx Get Top Expressed Genes

Get top expressed genes in a specific tissue sorted by median expression. Returns gene list with expression levels (TPM), useful for understanding tissue-specific gene signatures. Option to filter mitochondrial genes (default: true). Use for: tissue characterization, finding housekeeping genes, identifying tissue markers, quality control. Essential for understanding what genes are active in each tissue type.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 334msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 334ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "dataset_id": {
      "default": "gtex_v8",
      "enum": [
        "gtex_v8",
        "gtex_v10",
        "gtex_snrnaseq_pilot"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "filter_mt_genes": {
      "default": true,
      "description": "Exclude mitochondrial genes from results",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "items_per_page": {
      "default": 250,
      "maximum": 100000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "operation": {
      "description": "Operation type",
      "enum": [
        "get_top_expressed_genes"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "page": {
      "default": 0,
      "minimum": 0,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "tissue_site_detail_id": {
      "description": "Required: Tissue ID (e.g. 'Liver', 'Brain_Cortex'). Use GTEx_get_tissue_sites to find valid IDs",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "tissue_site_detail_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default GTEx Get Top Expressed Genes call

public-safeinput

{
  "filter_mt_genes": false,
  "items_per_page": 1,
  "page": 1,
  "tissue_site_detail_id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_GTEx_get_top_expressed_genes
Tool name: GTEx_get_top_expressed_genes
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

GTEx Get Top Expressed Genes

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 334msCortexa

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{ "properties": { "dataset_id": { "default": "gtex_v8", "enum": [ "gtex_v8", "gtex_v10", "gtex_snrnaseq_pilot" ], "type": "string" }, "filter_mt_genes": { "default": true, "description": "Exclude mitochondrial genes from results", "type": "boolean" }, "items_per_page": { "default": 250, "maximum": 100000, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "operation": { "description": "Operation type", "enum": [ "get_top_expressed_genes" ], "type": "string" }, "page": { "default": 0, "minimum": 0, "type": "integer" }, "tissue_site_detail_id": { "description": "Required: Tissue ID (e.g. 'Liver', 'Brain_Cortex'). Use GTEx_get_tissue_sites to find valid IDs", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "tissue_site_detail_id" ], "type": "object" }