Article
Mutation, clonal fitness and field change in epithelial carcinogenesis.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Nov 2014
Frede Julia, Adams David J, Jones Philip H
Abstract excerpt
Developments in lineage tracing in mouse models have revealed how stem cells maintain normal squamous and glandular epithelia. Here we review recent quantitative studies tracing the fate of individual mutant stem cells which have uncovered how common oncogenic mutations alter cell behaviour, creating clones with a growth advantage that may persist long term. In the intestine this occurs by a mutant clone...
Topics
- Animals
- Carcinogenesis
- Clone Cells
- Epithelium
- Mutation
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
- Neoplastic Stem Cells
