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LGR5‐Positive Colon Cancer Stem Cells Interconvert with Drug‐Resistant LGR5‐Negative cells and are Capable of Tumor Reconstitution
18 Oct 2012
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The cancer stem cell (CSC) concept has been proposed as an attractive theory to explain cancer development, and CSCs themselves have been considered as targets for the development of diagnostics and therapeutics. However, many unanswered questions concerning the existence of slow cycling/quiescent, drug-resistant CSCs remain. Here we report the establishment of colon cancer CSC lines, interconversion of the CSCs...
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