Thursday, April 26, 2007

Cancer scientists create 'human' leukemia process to map how disease begins, progresses

Source: Princess Margaret Hospital
Date: April 26, 2007

Summary:

Cancer researchers led by Dr. John Dick at Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) have developed a method to convert normal human blood cells into "human" leukemia stem cells. The converted cells, when transplanted into special mice that permit the growth of human cells, can replicate the entire disease process from the very moment it begins. The findings are published in the journal Science.