Proliferative polyploid cells give rise to tumors via ploidy reduction

The involvement of polyploid hepatocytes in liver tumorigenesis is unclear. Here the authors use in vivo lineage tracing and show that polyploid hepatocytes initiate tumour formation through frequent ploidy reduction.

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Main Authors: Tomonori Matsumoto, Leslie Wakefield, Alexander Peters, Myron Peto, Paul Spellman, Markus Grompe
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6740ee9eb13f4308b1052f02c670e913
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