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CD44(+) cells have cancer stem cell-like properties in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Janisiewicz AM, Shin JH, Murillo-Sauca O, Kwok S, Le QT, Kong C, Kaplan MJ, Sunwoo JB. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2012; 2 (6): 465-70

A subpopulation of cells within a tumor appears to have the exclusive ability to initiate tumors, self-renew, and differentiate. These "cancer stem cells" (CSCs) are CD44(+) in several epithelial malignancies. We examined the potential of CD44 to identify the CSC population in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

PubMedID: 22887934