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Review
. 2012 May 1;4(5):a013276.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a013276.

On leukocytes in mammary development and cancer

Cyrus M Ghajar  1
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Review

On leukocytes in mammary development and cancer

Cyrus M Ghajar. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. .

Abstract

During metastasis, tumor cells may be copying a program that is executed by hematopoietic stem cells during development.

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  • Leukocytes in mammary development and cancer.
    Coussens LM, Pollard JW. Coussens LM, et al. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2011 Mar 1;3(3):a003285. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a003285. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2011. PMID: 21123394 Free PMC article. Review.

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