Efficient tumour formation by single human melanoma cells.

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Published in Nature on December 04, 2008

Authors

Elsa Quintana1, Mark Shackleton, Michael S Sabel, Douglas R Fullen, Timothy M Johnson, Sean J Morrison

Author Affiliations

1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Life Sciences Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, and Center for Stem Cell Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2216, USA.

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Tracing Dissemination of Melanoma Cells in Healthy Tissues (DISSEMELA) | NCT02854124

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