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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase–Expressing Colon Stem Cells Contribute to Tumorigenesis in the Transition from Colitis to Cancer
7 Oct 2009
Abstract excerpt
Patients with chronic ulcerative colitis are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Although current hypotheses suggest that sporadic colorectal cancer is due to inability to control cancer stem cells, the cancer stem cell hypothesis has not yet been validated in colitis-associated cancer. Furthermore, the identification of the colitis to cancer transition is challenging. We recently showed that...
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