First Author | Fodde R | Year | 2009 |
Journal | Cancer Cell | Volume | 15 |
Issue | 2 | Pages | 87-9 |
PubMed ID | 19185843 | Mgi Jnum | J:144815 |
Mgi Id | MGI:3831973 | Doi | 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.01.011 |
Citation | Fodde R (2009) The stem of cancer. Cancer Cell 15(2):87-9 |
abstractText | Despite great advances in our understanding of tumor initiation and progression, the identity of the 'cell of origin' of cancer remains elusive. Two recent publications provide experimental evidence that normal intestinal stem cells are the cells of origin of intestinal cancer in the mouse. |