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Stemming Cancer: Functional Genomics of Cancer Stem Cells in Solid Tumors
16 Jun 2008
Abstract excerpt
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) were discovered about 15 years ago in hematopoietic cancers. Subsequently, cancer stem cells were discovered in various solid tumors. Based on parallels with normal stem cells, a developmental process of cancer stem cells follows paths of organized, hierarchical structure of cells with different degrees of maturity. While some investigators have reported particular markers as...
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