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Removing unwanted variation with CytofRUV to integrate multiple CyTOF datasets

  1. Marie Trussart  Is a corresponding author
  2. Charis E Teh
  3. Tania Tan
  4. Lawrence Leong
  5. Daniel HD Gray
  6. Terence P Speed
  1. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59630
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  1. Marie Trussart
  2. Charis E Teh
  3. Tania Tan
  4. Lawrence Leong
  5. Daniel HD Gray
  6. Terence P Speed
(2020)
Removing unwanted variation with CytofRUV to integrate multiple CyTOF datasets
eLife 9:e59630.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59630
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Abstract

Mass cytometry (CyTOF) is a technology that has revolutionised single cell biology. By detecting over 40 proteins on millions of single cells, CyTOF allows the characterisation of cell subpopulations in unprecedented detail. However most CyTOF studies require the integration of data from multiple CyTOF batches usually acquired on different days and possibly at different sites. To date, the integration of CyTOF datasets remains a challenge due to technical differences arising in multiple batches. To overcome this limitation, we developed an approach called CytofRUV for analysing multiple CyTOF batches which includes an R-Shiny application with diagnostics plots. CytofRUV can correct for batch effects and integrate data from large numbers of patients and conditions across batches, to confidently compare cellular changes and correlate these with clinically relevant outcomes.

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Flow Repository: The fcs files from this study are available at flow repository ID FR-FCM-Z2L2.

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  1. Marie Trussart

    Bioinformatics, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  2. Charis E Teh

    Bioinformatics, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  3. Tania Tan

    Bioinformatics, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  4. Lawrence Leong

    Bioinformatics, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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  5. Daniel HD Gray

    Immunology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
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  6. Terence P Speed

    Bioinformatics, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Australia
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Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council (1054618)

  • Marie Trussart
  • Terence P Speed

National Health and Medical Research Council (1158024)

  • Daniel HD Gray

Cancer Council Victoria (1146518)

  • Daniel HD Gray

National Health and Medical Research Council (1089072)

  • Charis E Teh

Cancer Council Victoria (1146518)

  • Tania Tan

Perpetual Impact Philanthropy (IPAP2019/1437)

  • Charis E Teh

UROP Fellowship

  • Lawrence Leong

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Human subjects: All patients provided written informed consent and the study was approved by Human Research Ethics Committees/Institutional Review Boards: RMH (2005.008, 2012.244, 2016.305,2016.066) and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (G15/05).

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© 2020, Trussart et al.

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  1. Marie Trussart
  2. Charis E Teh
  3. Tania Tan
  4. Lawrence Leong
  5. Daniel HD Gray
  6. Terence P Speed
(2020)
Removing unwanted variation with CytofRUV to integrate multiple CyTOF datasets
eLife 9:e59630.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59630

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