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Tumorspheres but not adherent cells derived from retinoblastoma tumors are of malignant origin.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Bond Wesley S, Akinfenwa Patricia Y, Perlaky Laszlo, Hurwitz Mary Y, Hurwitz Richard L, Chévez-Barrios Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Verification that cell lines used for cancer research are derived from malignant cells in primary tumors is imperative to avoid invalidation of study results. Retinoblastoma is a childhood ocular tumor that develops from loss of functional retinoblastoma protein (pRb) as a result of genetic or epigenetic changes that affect both alleles of the RB1 gene. These patients contain unique identifiable genetic...
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