The Human Melanoma Side Population Displays Molecular and Functional Characteristics of Enriched Chemoresistance and Tumorigenesis

• Jasper Wouters,

  Affiliations Translational Cell & Tissue Research, Dept. of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium, Research Unit of Stem Cell Research (Lab. of Tissue Plasticity), Cluster Stem Cell Biology and Embryology, Dept. of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Marguerite Stas,

  Affiliation Surgical Oncology, Dept. of Oncology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Lies Gremeaux,

  Affiliation Research Unit of Stem Cell Research (Lab. of Tissue Plasticity), Cluster Stem Cell Biology and Embryology, Dept. of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Olivier Govaere,

  Affiliation Translational Cell & Tissue Research, Dept. of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Anke Van den broeck,

  Affiliations Research Unit of Stem Cell Research (Lab. of Tissue Plasticity), Cluster Stem Cell Biology and Embryology, Dept. of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium, Abdominal Surgical Oncology, Dept. of Oncology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Hannelore Maes,

  Affiliation Lab. of Cell Death Research & Therapy, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Patrizia Agostinis,

  Affiliation Lab. of Cell Death Research & Therapy, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Tania Roskams,

  Affiliation Translational Cell & Tissue Research, Dept. of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Joost J. van den Oord,

  Affiliation Translational Cell & Tissue Research, Dept. of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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• Hugo Vankelecom

  * E-mail: hugo.vankelecom@med.kuleuven.be

  Affiliation Research Unit of Stem Cell Research (Lab. of Tissue Plasticity), Cluster Stem Cell Biology and Embryology, Dept. of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

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