Re: interpretation and validity of small populations of cells

Rick:
I think you will find this link will answer your questions.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/medic/aboutus/departments/haematology/ 
cytometry/countingstatistics/index.html

Joanne Lannigan, M.S.
Director, Flow Cytometry Core
University of Virginia
Jordan Hall Room 7065
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0734
flowcytometry@virginia.edu
(434) 924-0274 Office
(434) 982-1071 Fax


On Dec 12, 2007, at 4:10 PM, <Rick.Schlichtemeier@UCHSC.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
> I was wondering if anyone had any information as to how to  
> interpret low numbers of cells of interest.
> Is there a general cut off and number of cells that is generally  
> accepted?  I have heard that it is okay
> to go down to 0.05  as long as 50 cells are counted.	But I wanted  
> to be sure about this.
> Thanks very much
> Rick Schlichtemeier
> Research assistant
> Univ of Colorado Health Sciences Center
>