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Phenotypic characterization of metastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer stem cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Li Wen, Reeb Ashley N, Sewell William A, Elhomsy George, Lin Reigh-Yi
Abstract excerpt
Emerging evidence suggests cancer stem cells (CSCs) may initiate new tumors in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC), one of the most aggressive solid tumors in humans. However, the involvement of CSCs in human tumorigenesis has not been previously studied in authenticated ATC cell lines. Here we demonstrate a functional role of CSCs in four new validated human ATC cell lines (THJ-11T, THJ-16T, THJ-21T and THJ-29T)....
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