The cells of origin for cancer are the cells within tissues that serve as the target for transformation.
Understanding the nature of these cells will benefit disease prevention, diagnosis and prognosis. During the past decade, much progress has been made in understanding the cellular origin for prostate cancer. This review aims to summarize the previous findings, describe the most recent results and discuss some controversies and unresolved issues in this field.
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Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Reference: Oncogene. 2012 Nov 26. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1038/onc.2012.541
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23178496
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