Leukaemia stem cells have more in common with embryonic stem cells than adult stem cells

Friday, February 6, 2009 - 07:42 in Biology & Nature

Research using a mouse model of human leukaemia has provided critical insight into the genetic factors related to the generation and maintenance of myeloid leukaemia stem cells. The study, published by Cell Press in the 6th February 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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