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Bmi-1 determines the proliferative capacity of normal and leukaemic stem cells.
Nature - 15 May 2003
Lessard Julie, Sauvageau Guy
Abstract excerpt
An emerging concept in the field of cancer biology is that a rare population of 'tumour stem cells' exists among the heterogeneous group of cells that constitute a tumour. This concept, best described with human leukaemia, indicates that stem cell function (whether normal or neoplastic) might be defined by a common set of critical genes. Here we show that the Polycomb group gene Bmi-1 has a key role in regulating...
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