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Pediatric cancer stem cell identified: understanding the origin of ERMS

05-16-2007 · EurekAlert!

As published in the June 1 issue of Genes & Development, Dr. Leonard Zon (Children's Hospital Boston) and colleagues have identified the cancer stem cell for rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common soft-tissue sarcoma of childhood.

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