Researchers found that the combination had an enhanced effect on leukemia stem cells, further shifting them from self - renewal back toward maturity and cell death. (sciencedaily.com)
This leads to the formation of so - called leukemia stem cells. (sciencedaily.com)
«For the first time, we have married together knowledge of stem cell biology and genetics — areas that historically have often been operating as separate camps — to identify mutations stem cells carry and how they are related to one another in AML,» says Dr. Dick, who pioneered the cancer stem cell field by identifying leukemia stem cells in 1994. (sciencedaily.com)