Brain Cancer Stem Cells: Current Status on Glioblastoma Multiforme

Brain Cancer Stem Cells: Current Status on Glioblastoma Multiforme

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an aggressive brain tumor of astrocytic/neural stem cell origin, represents one of the most incurable cancers. GBM tumors are highly heterogeneous. However, most tumors contain a subpopulation of cells that display neural stem cell characteristics in vitro and that can...

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Main Authors: Gilbert Bernier, Sabrina Facchino, Mohamed Abdouh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
polycomb, BMI1
cancer stem cell
glioma
glioblastoma multiforme
astrocyte
astrocytoma
radioresistance
CD133
prominin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/2/1777/

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