IDENTIFICATION OF CANCER STEM CELLS USING GENETIC MARKERS

摘要

The invention relates to the identification of markers for cancer stem cells. These markers can be used in a number of different ways, including diagnosis and therapy. In particular, the invention relates to a method of detecting, identifying and/or quantifying cancer stem cells, the method comprising the step of assessing the level of expression; the activity; or the sequence of the SLUG, OVOLl and/or OVOL2 gene, promoter and/or expression product in a cell.