Tumor initiating cells in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas express high levels of CD44.

Tumor initiating cells in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas express high levels of CD44.

BACKGROUND: Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) is a major subtype of esophageal cancer causing significant morbility and mortality in Asia. Mechanism of initiation and progression of this disease is unclear. Tumor initiating cells (TICs) are the subpopulation of cells which have the ability t...

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Main Authors: Jiang-Sha Zhao, Wen-Jie Li, Di Ge, Pei-Jing Zhang, Jing-Jing Li, Chun-Lai Lu, Xiao-Dan Ji, Dong-Xian Guan, Hong Gao, Li-Yan Xu, Eng-Ming Li, Harmik Soukiasian, H Phillip Koeffler, Xiao-Fan Wang, Dong Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3123317?pdf=render

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