Unravelling the mystery of stem/progenitor cells in human breast milk.

BACKGROUND: Mammary stem cells have been extensively studied as a system to delineate the pathogenesis and treatment of breast cancer. However, research on mammary stem cells requires tissue biopsies which limit the quantity of samples available. We have previously identified putative mammary stem c...

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Main Authors: Yiping Fan, Yap Seng Chong, Mahesh A Choolani, Mark D Cregan, Jerry K Y Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3010984?pdf=render