Breast Cancer Resistance Protein Identifies Clonogenic Keratinocytes in Human Interfollicular Epidermis

    March 2015 in “ Stem Cell Research & Therapy ”
    Dongrui Ma, Alvin Wen Choong Chua, Ennan Yang … Seng Teik Lee
    Studysummary This study indicates that ABCG2 expression identifies interfollicular keratinocyte progenitor cells in human epidermis and suggests it could help enrich these stem cells for research and treatment.
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