Identifying the Initial Steps in Colorectal Cancer Formation (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Identifying the Initial Steps in Colorectal Cancer Formation

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This multiplex immunofluorescence image shows a healthy colon lining (left) and a premalignant serrated lesion (right). Colonic stem cells are labeled in green and express aPKC proteins labeled in magenta. Premalignant metaplastic cells are labeled in turquoise and are missing aPKC proteins and stem cells.

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Moscat Lab

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