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CD44 variant isoforms contain insertions close to the transmembrane region that are generated by messenger RNA splicing. Although the standard CD44 isoform (CD44s) is expressed predominantly in hematopoietic cells and normal epithelial cell subsets, CD44v8–10 is identified as a cancer stem cell marker. Recently, CD44v9 was shown to emerge during gastric regeneration.
