MDA-MB-435: the questionable use of a melanoma cell line as a model for human breast cancer is ongoing.
Cancer Biol Ther. 2007 Sep;6(9):1355-7. doi: 10.4161/cbt.6.9.4624. Epub 2007 Jun 23.
Cancer Biol Ther. 2007.
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In September 2006, Rae et al. provided unmistakable evidence that the MDA-MB-435 human breast cancer cell line is identical to the M14 human melanoma cell line. ...In fact, the expression of melanocyte-specific marker proteins by MDA-MB-435 …
In September 2006, Rae et al. provided unmistakable evidence that the MDA-MB-435 human breast cancer cell line is ident …