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FRIZZLED7 Is Required for Tumor Initiation and Metastatic Growth of Melanoma Cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Tiwary Shweta, Xu Lei
Abstract excerpt
Metastases are thought to arise from cancer stem cells and their tumor initiating abilities are required for the establishment of metastases. Nevertheless, in metastatic melanoma, the nature of cancer stem cells is under debate and their contribution to metastasis formation remains unknown. Using an experimental metastasis model, we discovered that high levels of the WNT receptor, FZD7, correlated with enhanced...
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