Breast cancer stem cells are regulated by mesenchymal stem cells through cytokine networks.

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Published in Cancer Res on January 11, 2011

Authors

Suling Liu1, Christophe Ginestier, Sing J Ou, Shawn G Clouthier, Shivani H Patel, Florence Monville, Hasan Korkaya, Amber Heath, Julie Dutcher, Celina G Kleer, Younghun Jung, Gabriela Dontu, Russell Taichman, Max S Wicha

Author Affiliations

1: Comprehensive Cancer Center and School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. sulingl@med.umich.edu

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