Journal of International Oncology ›› 2013, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (8): 674-677.

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Separation of breast cancer stem cell and its heterogeneity

KONG  Mian, LIN  Yu, WANG  Jun-Ye, et al   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
  • Online:2013-09-08 Published:2013-09-16
  • Contact: Corresponding author: LI Bao-jiang, E-mail: libaojiang28@sina.com E-mail:libaojiang28@sina.com

Abstract: The successful separation of breast cancer stem cell (BCSC) is the foundation of BCSC research. At present, people could gather BCSC to some extent in a number of ways. However, as more and more biomarkers are found in BCSC separation, the heterogeneity becomes a hot spot. How to gather BCSC as much as possible and how to explain the heterogeneity could provide new insights in the treatment of breast cancer.

Key words: Breast neoplasms, Stem cells, Biological markers, Genetic heterogeneity