Human embryonic kidney cells HEK293 transfected with the Ewing family tumor (EFT)-specific EWS-FLI1 fusion protein to investigate the histogenetic origin of EFTs. The observed EFT-specific gene expression profile supports the concept of a neural crest and endothelial origin of EFT stem cells.
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[HG-U133A] Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array
Citation:
Staege MS, Hutter C, Neumann I, Foja S et al. DNA microarrays reveal relationship of Ewing family tumors to both endothelial and fetal neural crest-derived cells and define novel targets. Cancer Res 2004 Nov 15;64(22):8213-21. PMID: 15548687