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Medullary thyroid carcinoma cell lines contain a self-renewing CD133+ population that is dependent on ret proto-oncogene activity.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2010
Zhu Wen, Hai Tao, Ye Lei, Cote Gilbert J
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CONTEXT: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a cancer of the parafollicular C cells commonly caused by an inherited or acquired RET proto-oncogene mutation. Therapeutic resistance and recurrence of the disease imply the presence of cancer stem cells in MTC. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we sought to identify and characterize cancer stem cell-like cells in MTC. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The characterization of stem cell...
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