Part 1 Identification and characterization of cancer stem cell in hepatocellular carcinoma
Both our previous study and other reports have suggested that CD133,originally classified as a hematopoietic stem cell marker,could be used for enrichment of cancer stem cells(CSCs) in human hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).It was also noted that not all of CD133~+ cells were representative of CSCs.Further identification and characterization of CSCs or tumor-initiating cells in HCC are necessary to better und...