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CD44‐positive colorectal adenoma cells express the potential stem cell markers musashi antigen (msi1) and ephrin B2 receptor (EphB2)
21 Aug 2007
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The majority of colorectal adenomas contain a mutation in the APC gene activating the wnt pathway. As wnt signalling preserves stem cell functions, it would be expected that stem cells would be enriched in adenomas. We have shown expression of the wnt target gene CD44, which may characterize the expanded stem cell compartment, in colorectal tumours. To investigate this possibility, we performed an...
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