Table 3. Stem cell populations (CD326+ fraction) in two breast tumors with (ST23784/17) and without (Ti41749/17) amplification of stemness genes.
Cells | Phenotype | Tumor of patient St23784/17 | Tumor of patient Ti41749/17 |
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Total epithelial cell population EpCam+ | EpCam+ | 18,03 | 5,10 |
Epithelial cancer stem cell population | EpCam+CD44+CD24– | 51,28 | 30,34 |
CD44 high expression and CD24– CSC population | EpCam +CD44hiCD24– | 37,88 | 18,14 |
CD44 high expression and CD24low expression CSC population | EpCam +CD44hiCD24low | 2,71 | 3,84 |
CD44 low expression and CD24– population | EpCam +CD44lowCD24– | 6,83 | 4,85 |
Note: The content of the tumor stem cell populations in two patients after immunomagnetic separation (% of stained mononuclear cells).