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Origins and properties of breast cancer stem cells (CSCs). Origins of CSCs are unclear but may involve accumulation of genetic damage and dysregulation of normal self-renewal. Defining properties include resistance to chemotherapy, mammosphere formation, and in vivo tumor generation in immunodeficient mice.9
