Transformation of Human Mesenchymal Cells and Skin Fibroblasts into Hematopoietic Cells

David M. Harris; Inbal Hazan-Haley; Kevin Coombes; Carlos Bueso-Ramos; Jie Liu; Zhiming Liu; Ping Li; Murali Ravoori; Lynne Abruzzo; Lin Han; Sheela Singh; Michael Sun; Vikas Kundra; Razelle Kurzrock; Zeev Estrov

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021250

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Transformation of Human Mesenchymal Cells and Skin Fibroblasts into Hematopoietic Cells

David M. Harris,

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Inbal Hazan-Haley,

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Kevin Coombes,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Carlos Bueso-Ramos,

Affiliation Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jie Liu,

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Zhiming Liu,

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ping Li,

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Murali Ravoori,

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Lynne Abruzzo,

Affiliation Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Lin Han,

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Sheela Singh,

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Michael Sun,

Affiliation Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Vikas Kundra,

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Razelle Kurzrock,

Affiliation Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Zeev Estrov

* E-mail: zestrov@mdanderson.org

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Transformation of Human Mesenchymal Cells and Skin Fibroblasts into Hematopoietic Cells

David M. Harris,
Inbal Hazan-Haley,
Kevin Coombes,
Carlos Bueso-Ramos,
Jie Liu,
Zhiming Liu,
Ping Li,
Murali Ravoori,
Lynne Abruzzo,
Lin Han

Published: June 22, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021250

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This article is evaluated on Stem Cell Assays

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