Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2025
Flow cytometry relies on the use of fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies, most of them identified and produced after the discovery of the technology allowing to generate large amounts of monoclonal antibodies. Hence, nearly all these reagents are named after the cluster of differentiation (CD) number that was given to newly discovered molecules they recognize, many of them having no other name. Although some CDs have become very popular and well known, others are less familiar. This chapter provides a guide to recover the characteristics of surface or cytoplasmic antigens explored with the CDs most frequently used in the field of haematological malignancies.
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