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Epithelial and mesenchymal subpopulations within normal basal breast cell lines exhibit distinct stem cell/progenitor properties.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Feb 2012
Sarrio David, Franklin Chris K, Mackay Alan, Reis-Filho Jorge S, Isacke Clare M
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It has been proposed that epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in mammary epithelial cells and breast cancer cells generates stem cell features, and that the presence of EMT characteristics in claudin-low breast tumors reveals their origin in basal stem cells. It remains to be determined, however, whether EMT is an inherent property of normal basal stem cells, and if the presence of a mesenchymal-like...
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