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Proposed model for the cell origin and transformation of liver cancer stem cells. Dysregulation of signaling pathways involved in self-renewal and proliferation of normal stem cells (hepatic progenitor cells, HPCs) is likely to cause uncontrolled proliferation and increased self-renewal capacity of HPCs, resulting in the transformation of HPCs into cancer stem cells (CSCs). HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.
