Keratin Expression in Basal Cell Carcinomas
February 1992
in “
British Journal of Dermatology
”
Studysummary The researchers reported that basal cell carcinoma tumor cells strongly express keratins typical of basal keratinocytes and some hair follicle components but lack differentiation markers, suggesting a follicular or pluripotent stem cell origin.
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