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SUBMITTER: Pascal LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2745432 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pascal Laura E LE Goo Young Ah YA Vêncio Ricardo Zn RZ Page Laura S LS Chambers Amber A AA Liebeskind Emily S ES Takayama Thomas K TK True Lawrence D LD Liu Alvin Y AY
BMC cancer 20090908
<h4>Background</h4>The prostate stroma is a key mediator of epithelial differentiation and development, and potentially plays a role in the initiation and progression of prostate cancer. The tumor-associated stroma is marked by increased expression of CD90/THY1. Isolation and characterization of these stromal cells could provide valuable insight into the biology of the tumor microenvironment.<h4>Methods</h4>Prostate CD90+ stromal fibromuscular cells from tumor specimens were isolated by cell-sor ...[more]