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Tumour Heterogeneity: The Key Advantages of Single-Cell Analysis.
International journal of molecular sciences - 20 Dec 2016
Tellez-Gabriel Marta, Ory Benjamin, Lamoureux Francois, Heymann Marie-Francoise, Heymann Dominique
Abstract excerpt
Tumour heterogeneity refers to the fact that different tumour cells can show distinct morphological and phenotypic profiles, including cellular morphology, gene expression, metabolism, motility, proliferation and metastatic potential. This phenomenon occurs both between tumours (inter-tumour heterogeneity) and within tumours (intra-tumour heterogeneity), and it is caused by genetic and non-genetic factors. The...
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