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Stem cells in hepatocarcinogenesis: evidence from genomic data.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 Feb 2010
Marquardt Jens U, Thorgeirsson Snorri S
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Increasing evidence suggests that many, perhaps all solid tumors contain a subset of cells that possess functional properties similar to the normal tissue stem cells, including self-renewal, unlimited proliferative capacity, and pluripotency. The hierarchical cancer model that places a cancer stem cell (CSC) population at the apex of tumor formation is based on this notion. The cancer stem cell hypothesis posits...
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