CD133 positive embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma stem-like cell population is enriched in rhabdospheres.

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified in a number of solid tumors, but not yet in rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), the most frequently occurring soft tissue tumor in childhood. Hence, the aim of this study was to identify and characterize a CSC population in RMS using a functional approach. We found...

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Main Authors: Dagmar Walter, Sampoorna Satheesha, Patrick Albrecht, Beat C Bornhauser, Valentina D'Alessandro, Susanne M Oesch, Hubert Rehrauer, Ivo Leuschner, Ewa Koscielniak, Carole Gengler, Holger Moch, Michele Bernasconi, Felix K Niggli, Beat W Schäfer, CWS Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3094354?pdf=render