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CD44(+)/CD24(-) cells are transit progenitors and do not determine the molecular subtypes and clinical parameters in breast carcinomas.
Ultrastructural pathology - 1 Apr 2011
Lü Xinquan, Xu Kejia, Lü Huiyan, Yin Yuhui, Ma Changlu, Liu Yishan, Li Huixiang, Suo Zhenhe
Abstract excerpt
CD44(+)/CD24(-) cells have been associated with breast cancer stem/progenitor cell features. However, the status of this phenotype cells in normal, benign and malignant breast tissues has not been studied, and the clinical correlation of this subpopulation in breast cancer is not fully understood. The present study sought to identify these cells in a series of normal, benign, and malignant breast tissues and...
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