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Commonly used phenotypic markers for cancer stem cells
| Cancer types | Markers | References |
|---|---|---|
| Breast | CD44+CD24− | 10 |
| CD44+CD24−ESA+ | 10 | |
| ALDH+ | 11 | |
| Colorectal | CD133+ | 12 |
| EpCAM+ | 13 | |
| CD44+ | 14 | |
| CD166+ | 14 | |
| ALDH+ | 15 | |
| Brain | CD133+ | 16, 17 |
| CD15+ | 18 | |
| Ovarian | CD133+ | 19 |
| CD44+CD24− | 20 | |
| CD117+ | 21 | |
| Liver | CD133+ | 22, 23 |
| EpCAM+ | 24 | |
| CD90+ | 25 | |
| OV6+ | 26 | |
| Pancreatic | CD44+CD24+ESA+ | 27 |
| Lung | CD133+ and/or ALDHhi | 28 |
| AML | CD34+CD38− | 8 |
| CD34+CD38+ | 29 |
