Leukemia stem cells have more in common with embryonic stem cells than adult stem cells
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 12:42
in Biology & Nature
Research using a mouse model of human leukemia has provided critical insight into the genetic factors related to the generation and maintenance of myeloid leukemia stem cells. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 6th issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, is likely to have a profound impact on the future design of therapeutic approaches targeted against cancer stem cells.
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