The therapeutic promise of the cancer stem cell concept.

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Published in J Clin Invest on January 01, 2010

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Natasha Y Frank1, Tobias Schatton, Markus H Frank

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1: Division of Genetics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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