Article
Mistaken identity of widely used esophageal adenocarcinoma cell line TE-7.
Cancer research - 1 Sept 2007
Boonstra Jurjen J, van der Velden Albertina W, Beerens Erwin C W, van Marion Ronald, Morita-Fujimura Yuiko, Matsui Yasuhisa, Nishihira Tetsuro, Tselepis Chris, Hainaut Pierre, Lowe Anson W, Beverloo Berna H, van Dekken Herman, Tilanus Hugo W, Dinjens Winand N M
Abstract excerpt
Cancer of the esophagus is the seventh leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Esophageal carcinoma cell lines are useful models to study the biological and genetic alterations in these tumors. An important prerequisite of cell line research is the authenticity of the used cell lines because the mistaken identity of a cell line may lead to invalid conclusions. Estimates indicate that up to 36% of the cell lines...
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