> head(mat1[,1:2])
                TCGA-L5-A4OG-11A-12R-A260-31
ENSG00000000003                         1818
ENSG00000000005                            0
ENSG00000000419                         1436
ENSG00000000457                         1175
ENSG00000000460                          242
ENSG00000000938                          536
                TCGA-IC-A6RE-11A-12R-A336-31
ENSG00000000003                         4596
ENSG00000000005                            3
ENSG00000000419                          751
ENSG00000000457                          840
ENSG00000000460                          205
ENSG00000000938                          253
>

> dim(mat1)
[1] 56925    11
>

> head(mat2)
                ensembl              symbol
ENSG00000274572 ENSG00000274572       ZYXP1
ENSG00000159840 ENSG00000159840         ZYX
ENSG00000162378 ENSG00000162378      ZYG11B
ENSG00000232242 ENSG00000232242    ZYG11AP1
ENSG00000203995 ENSG00000203995      ZYG11A
ENSG00000070476 ENSG00000070476        ZXDC
>

> dim(mat2)
[1] 36848     2
>