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Stem cells in gastric cancer.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Jan 2015
Zhao Yue, Feng Fei, Zhou Yong-Ning
Abstract excerpt
Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), which were first identified in acute myeloid leukemia and subsequently in a large array of solid tumors, play important roles in cancer initiation, dissemination and recurrence. CSCs are often transformed tissue-specific stem cells or de-differentiated transit amplifying progenitor cells. Several...
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