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ALDH1 is a marker of normal and malignant human mammary stem cells and a predictor of poor clinical outcome.
Cell stem cell - 1 Nov 2007
Ginestier Christophe, Hur Min Hee, Charafe-Jauffret Emmanuelle, Monville Florence, Dutcher Julie, Brown Marty, Jacquemier Jocelyne, Viens Patrice, Kleer Celina G, Liu Suling, Schott Anne, Hayes Dan, Birnbaum Daniel, Wicha Max S, Dontu Gabriela
Abstract excerpt
Application of stem cell biology to breast cancer research has been limited by the lack of simple methods for identification and isolation of normal and malignant stem cells. Utilizing in vitro and in vivo experimental systems, we show that normal and cancer human mammary epithelial cells with increased aldehyde dehydrogenase activity (ALDH) have stem/progenitor properties. These cells contain the subpopulation...
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