• Biologie

  • Oncogènes et suppresseurs de tumeurs

  • Autres organes

We Contain Multitudes: The Protean Face of Retinoblastoma

Menée in vitro et in vivo, cette étude analyse les caractéristiques neuro-anatomiques et neuro-chimiques des cellules de rétinoblastome chez la souris et l'humain

The precise cellular characteristics of retinoblastoma have long been debated. In this issue of Cancer Cell, McEvoy et al. reveal that retinoblastomas are highly homogeneous at the molecular level and coexpress genes characteristic of retinal progenitors and various different mature retinal cell types, while ultrastructurally resembling amacrine cells.

Cancer cell , commentaire, 2010

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