An embryonic stem cell-like gene expression signature in poorly differentiated aggressive human tumors.

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Published in Nat Genet on May 01, 2008

Authors

Ittai Ben-Porath1, Matthew W Thomson, Vincent J Carey, Ruping Ge, George W Bell, Aviv Regev, Robert A Weinberg

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1: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.

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