Abstract
Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity arise among cancer cells within the same tumour as a consequence of genetic change, environmental differences and reversible changes in cell properties. Some cancers also contain a hierarchy in which tumorigenic cancer stem cells differentiate into non-tumorigenic progeny. However, it remains unclear what fraction of cancers follow the stem-cell model and what clinical behaviours the model explains. Studies using lineage tracing and deep sequencing could have implications for the cancer stem-cell model and may help to determine the extent to which it accounts for therapy resistance and disease progression.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 328-337 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nature |
Volume | 501 |
Issue number | 7467 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General