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Expression of pericyte, mesangium and muscle markers in malignant rhabdoid tumor cell lines: differentiation-induction using 5-azacytidine.
Cancer science - 1 Dec 2003
Kato Hirofumi, Ohta Shigeru, Koshida Shigeki, Narita Tsutomu, Taga Takashi, Takeuchi Yoshihiro, Sugita Kanji
Abstract excerpt
Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) has been considered to have multiphenotypic diversity characteristics. Some MRTs exhibit a neural phenotype. However, it is still unclear whether MRT cells can display a skeletal muscle, smooth muscle or smooth muscle-like cell phenotype, like those of pericytes and mesangial cells. To determine if MRTs exhibit skeletal muscle cell or smooth muscle-like cell phenotypes, six MRT cell...
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