Prominin 1/CD133 endothelium sustains growth of proneural glioma.

In glioblastoma high expression of the CD133 gene, also called Prominin1, is associated with poor prognosis. The PDGF-driven proneural group represents a subset of glioblastoma in which CD133 is not overexpressed. Interestingly, this particular subset shows a relatively good prognosis. As with many...

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Main Authors: Bi-Sen Ding, Daylon James, Rajiv Iyer, Ilaria Falciatori, Dolores Hambardzumyan, Su Wang, Jason M Butler, Sina Y Rabbany, Adília Hormigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3636202?pdf=render