Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread Richard Cartun
1, 2011 12:09 PM > To: Galbraith, Joe > Cc: Rathborne, Toni; Laurie Colbert; Taylor, Jean; ih...@googlegroups.com; > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls > > This is the most cautious approach, and for antibodies where there is no

RE: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread Richard Cartun
yp...@mac.com Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 11:57 AM To: Sebree Linda A Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; ih...@googlegroups.com; Taylor,Jean Subject: Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls I agree with Linda. One positive control per *batch*, not per case. The positive control ti

RE: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread Galbraith, Joe
Colbert; Taylor, Jean; ih...@googlegroups.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls As you guessed correctly, I wasn't referring to analytical conditions. Control tissues are often fixed at longer times than patient tissues. Secondly

Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread Hadi Yaziji
; ih...@googlegroups.com; > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls > > This is the most cautious approach, and for antibodies where there is no > internal controls that would be your only way to verify that the studies > worked. But

RE: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread Galbraith, Joe
Joe -Original Message- From: ancillaryp...@mac.com [mailto:ancillaryp...@mac.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:09 PM To: Galbraith, Joe Cc: Rathborne, Toni; Laurie Colbert; Taylor, Jean; ih...@googlegroups.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] bat

RE: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread Tim Higgins
estern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of ancillaryp...@mac.com Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 11:57 AM To: Sebree Linda A Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; ih...@googlegroups.com; Taylor,Jean Subject: Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls I agree with Linda. On

Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread ancillarypath
This is the most cautious approach, and for antibodies where there is no internal controls that would be your only way to verify that the studies worked. But it's also associated with some unnecessary rejection of good studies because controls aren't treated the same way as the patient slides.

Re: [IHCRG] RE: [Histonet] batching controls

2011-01-11 Thread ancillarypath
I agree with Linda. One positive control per *batch*, not per case. The positive control tissue can be placed on one of the patient's specimens, which saves you money on the detection system and antibody as well. We should be careful also about treating different drawers with different runs (su