rare event analysis

From: David.McFarland@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Date: Wed Jul 07 1999 - 15:20:32 EST


I have started running samples for a research project where the investigators
label mouse lymphs with either CFSE or transfect with GFP and then transplant
into another mouse.  After 1 to 7 days they remove tissues from the recipient
mouse (blood, spleen, thymus, lymph node) and try to detect the donor cells.
These events can be very rare (<1%).  They are also labelling two other surface
markers, so it is three color staining.  Any tips on doing this right would be
greatly appreciated.  I am most concerned about the number of events to collect
and what to use for a positive control for CFSE/GFP for compensation.  Thanks in
advance.

David McFarland
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Flow Cytometry Facility
Vanderbilt University Medical Center



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