title: Study Reveals Seeds of Metastases.
abstract: Rare tumor cells thought to initiate metastasis possess unique gene signatures that distinguish them from cells in primary tumors, a recent study concludes. The findings may help in developing drugs that specifically target metastasis in patients with different types of cancer.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000235:genetics*; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis