Is There Any Difference in Stem Cell Population between Type I and Type II Endometrial Cancer? A Pilot Study

Muthuraman, N; Thomas, Anitha; Samuel Ram, Thomas; Mohankumar, KM; Abraham, Premila

Is There Any Difference in Stem Cell Population between Type I and Type II Endometrial Cancer? A Pilot Study

Journal of Mother and Child

Volume 29 (2025): Issue 1 (February 2025)

By: N Muthuraman

, Anitha Thomas

, Thomas Samuel Ram

, KM Mohankumar

and Premila Abraham

Open Access

|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20252901.d-24-00041 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488

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Language: English

Page range: 10 - 19

Submitted on: Oct 22, 2024

Accepted on: Mar 7, 2025

Published on: May 24, 2025

Published by: Institute of Mother and Child

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

Endometrial Neoplasms,

Neoplastic Stem Cells,

Tumour Biomarkers,

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase,

Nanog Homeobox Protein

Related subjects:

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Pediatrics and juvenile medicine,

Paediatric haematology and oncology,

Public health

© 2025 N Muthuraman, Anitha Thomas, Thomas Samuel Ram, KM Mohankumar, Premila Abraham, published by Institute of Mother and Child
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