title: The origin of cancer stem cells.
authors.affiliation: Liver Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Hien T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: Liver Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budhu
authors.affiliation: Liver Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: xw3u@nih.gov.
authors.forename: Xin W
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019898:Autocrine Communication; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6
keywords: Cancer stem cells; Foci altered hepatocytes; HCC progenitor cells; Hepatocarcinogenesis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; IL-6