Figure 2. High resolution phenotype of cytokeratin+ CD117+ cells from normal lung (NL) and CD117+ tumors.
Cytokeratin+/CD117+ cells were identified and expression of CD44, CD90, CD133 and DNA content was determined. With the exception of DNA content, which was significantly higher on CD117+ tumor cells (Student's 2-tailed t-test), CD117+ cells in normal lung and tumor were indistinguishable.