Glioma Cells in the Tumor Periphery Have a Stem Cell Phenotype.

Gliomas are highly infiltrative tumors incurable with surgery. Although surgery removes the bulk tumor, tumor cells in the periphery are left behind resulting in tumor relapses. The aim of the present study was to characterize the phenotype of tumor cells in the periphery focusing on tumor stemness,...

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Main Authors: Sune Munthe, Stine Asferg Petterson, Rikke Hedegaard Dahlrot, Frantz Rom Poulsen, Steinbjørn Hansen, Bjarne Winther Kristensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865242?pdf=render