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Cancer stem cells: current status and evolving complexities.
Cell stem cell - 14 Jun 2012
Visvader Jane E, Lindeman Geoffrey J
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The cancer stem cell (CSC) model has been established as a cellular mechanism that contributes to phenotypic and functional heterogeneity in diverse cancer types. Recent observations, however, have highlighted many complexities and challenges: the CSC phenotype can vary substantially between patients, tumors may harbor multiple phenotypically or genetically distinct CSCs, metastatic CSCs can evolve from primary...
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