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. 2010 Oct 8;7(4):419-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.09.007.

Altering cell fate: from thymus epithelium to skin stem cells

Ganna Bilousova  1 , Dennis R Roop
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Altering cell fate: from thymus epithelium to skin stem cells

Ganna Bilousova et al. Cell Stem Cell. .
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Abstract

In a recent study in Nature, Bonfanti et al. (2010) report that the skin microenvironment can convert thymic epithelial cells into skin stem cells. This finding suggests that somatic stem cells may have a broader potential for lineage switching than previously thought.

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