After normalization and decontamination, mean read counts obtained from the Normal (median: 9,178 ± 3,524), NAT (median: 11,116 ± 4,925), Tumor (median: 5,496 ± 3,024), and Met (median: 12,629 ± 7,186) samples were not significantly different (two-tailed t-test p > 0.05). The gene discussed is BRD2; the disease is neoplasm.