Stem cell population may hold colon cancer clues
by Melissa Stamm | Posted on Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012 — 3:45 PM
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified a new population of intestinal stem cells that may hold clues to the origin of colorectal cancer.
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