HER2-expressing breast tumors are associated with breast cancer stem-cell phenotype CD44+/CD24-
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: According to the cancer stem-cell theory, tumors originate from a small population of cancer stem cells, which lose the mechanism of self-regulation and begin to differentiate and proliferate indefinitely. The CD44+/CD24- phenotype may be considered a stem-cell marker in brea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2018-10-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442018000500310&tlng=en |