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Tumorigenic cells are common in mouse MPNSTs but their frequency depends upon tumor genotype and assay conditions.
Cancer cell - 14 Feb 2012
Buchstaller Johanna, McKeever Paul E, Morrison Sean J
Abstract excerpt
Tumor-initiating cells have been suggested to be rare in many cancers. We tested this in mouse malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) and found that 18% of primary and 49% of passaged MPNST cells from Nf1(+/-); Ink4a/Arf(-/-) mice formed tumors upon transplantation, whereas only 1.8% t...
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