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Table 1 Number of cells in an FFPE section and corresponding DNA yield

From: A streamlined method for analysing genome-wide DNA methylation patterns from low amounts of FFPE DNA

Sample

Number of cells

DNA yield (ng)

260/280

Size of FFPE sections

A

2.0 × 106

7760

1.86

30 × 25

B

1.9 × 106

6110

1.82

30 × 25

C

1.6 × 105

2060

1.59

25 × 25

D

2.3 × 106

2565

1.8

30 × 25

E

4.1 × 105

1435

1.78

25 × 25

F

6.5 × 104

340

1.48

25 × 25

G

1.1 × 105

405

1.77

25 × 25

H

1.4 × 105

4150

1.51

15 × 15