A subpopulation of circulating endothelial cells express CD109 and is enriched in the blood of cancer patients.

BACKGROUND:The endothelium is not a homogeneous organ. Endothelial cell heterogeneity has been described at the level of cell morphology, function, gene expression, and antigen composition. As a consequence of the genetic, transcriptome and surrounding environment diversity, endothelial cells from d...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Mancuso, Angelica Calleri, Giuliana Gregato, Valentina Labanca, Jessica Quarna, Pierluigi Antoniotti, Lucia Cuppini, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Marica Eoli, Vittorio Rosti, Francesco Bertolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4266608?pdf=render