Immunohistochemical Detection of Cancer Stem Cell Related Markers CD44 and CD133 in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

Aim. The goal of this study was to semiquantitatively detect presence of cancer stem cells markers CD44 and CD133 in immunohistochemically stained paired samples of colorectal cancer (CRC) and colorectal liver metastases (CLM). Level of staining intensity was compared to clinical and pathological ch...

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Main Authors: Pavel Pitule, Miroslava Cedikova, Ondrej Daum, Jan Vojtisek, Ondrej Vycital, Petr Hosek, Vladislav Treska, Ondrej Hes, Milena Kralickova, Vaclav Liska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/432139