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Differential CD133 expression pattern during mouse colon tumorigenesis.
Anticancer research - 1 Dec 2011
Arena Vincenzo, Caredda Emanuele, Cufino Valerio, Stigliano Egidio, Scaldaferri Franco, Gasbarrini Antonio, Cittadini Achille, Sgambato Alessandro
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BACKGROUND/AIM: The cancer stem cell model suggests that only a rare subpopulation, known as cancer stem cells (CSC) are responsible for tumor initiation. CSC from several human carcinomas are characterized by specific cell surface markers, such as CD133. The CD133 role in colon tumorigenesis remains controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CD133 was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in a mouse model of...
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