The CD44high Tumorigenic Subsets in Lung Cancer Biospecimens Are Enriched for Low miR-34a Expression

Saroj K. Basak; Mysore S. Veena; Scott Oh; Chi Lai; Sitaram Vangala; David Elashoff; Michael C. Fishbein; Sanjai Sharma; Nagesh P. Rao; Dinesh Rao; Ryan Phan; Eri S. Srivatsan; Raj K. Batra

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073195

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The CD44^high Tumorigenic Subsets in Lung Cancer Biospecimens Are Enriched for Low miR-34a Expression

Saroj K. Basak ,

* E-mail: Saroj.Basak@va.gov (SKB); RBatra@mednet.ucla.edu (RKB)

Affiliations Wadsworth Stem Cell Institute, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Mysore S. Veena,

Affiliation Wadsworth Stem Cell Institute, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Scott Oh,

Affiliations Wadsworth Stem Cell Institute, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Chi Lai,

Affiliation Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Sitaram Vangala,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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David Elashoff,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Michael C. Fishbein,

Affiliation Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Sanjai Sharma,

Affiliations Wadsworth Stem Cell Institute, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Nagesh P. Rao,

Affiliation Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Dinesh Rao,

Affiliation Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Ryan Phan,

Affiliations Wadsworth Stem Cell Institute, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Eri S. Srivatsan,

Affiliations Wadsworth Stem Cell Institute, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Division of General Surgery/Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Raj K. Batra

* E-mail: Saroj.Basak@va.gov (SKB); RBatra@mednet.ucla.edu (RKB)

Affiliations Wadsworth Stem Cell Institute, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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The CD44^high Tumorigenic Subsets in Lung Cancer Biospecimens Are Enriched for Low miR-34a Expression

Saroj K. Basak,
Mysore S. Veena,
Scott Oh,
Chi Lai,
Sitaram Vangala,
David Elashoff,
Michael C. Fishbein,
Sanjai Sharma,
Nagesh P. Rao,
Dinesh Rao

Published: September 3, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073195

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