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Establishment and characterization of a cancer cell line derived from an aggressive childhood liver tumor.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Dec 2009
Chen Tina T-L, Rakheja Dinesh, Hung Jaclyn Y, Hornsby Peter J, Tabaczewski Piotr, Malogolowkin Marcio, Feusner James, Miskevich Frank, Schultz Roger, Tomlinson Gail E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatoblastoma is a rare malignancy of childhood. The scarcity of adequate cell models has limited our understanding of this tumor. Here we describe and characterize a new human liver tumor cell line, Hep293TT, derived from an aggressive childhood hepatoblastoma. PROCEDURES: Hep293TT cells were established using primary tumor tissues from a 5-year-old Caucasian female child. This cell line has been...
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