Identification and Characterization of CXCR4-Positive Gastric Cancer Stem Cells.

Diffuse-type solid tumors are often composed of a high proportion of rarely proliferating (i.e., dormant) cancer cells, strongly indicating the involvement of cancer stem cells (CSCs) Although diffuse-type gastric cancer (GC) patients have a poor prognosis due to high-frequent development of periton...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Fujita, Fumiko Chiwaki, Ryou-u Takahashi, Kazuhiko Aoyagi, Kazuyoshi Yanagihara, Takao Nishimura, Masashi Tamaoki, Masayuki Komatsu, Rie Komatsuzaki, Keisuke Matsusaki, Hitoshi Ichikawa, Hiromi Sakamoto, Yasuhide Yamada, Takeo Fukagawa, Hitoshi Katai, Hiroyuki Konno, Takahiro Ochiya, Teruhiko Yoshida, Hiroki Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4481351?pdf=render