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Christine L. Chaffer

Researcher at Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Publications -  42
Citations -  13315

Christine L. Chaffer is an academic researcher from Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stem cell & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 33 publications receiving 11398 citations. Previous affiliations of Christine L. Chaffer include Monash Institute of Medical Research & University of Melbourne.

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A Perspective on Cancer Cell Metastasis

TL;DR: It is suggested that metastasis can be portrayed as a two-phase process: the first phase involves the physical translocation of a cancer cell to a distant organ, whereas the second encompasses the ability of the cancer cellto develop into a metastatic lesion at that distant site.
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Normal and neoplastic nonstem cells can spontaneously convert to a stem-like state

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that normal and CSC-like cells can arise de novo from more differentiated cell types and that hierarchical models of mammary stem cell biology should encompass bidirectional interconversions between stem and nonstem compartments.
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Cancer stem cells: mirage or reality?

TL;DR: An examination of the literature indicates that the CSC model rests on firm experimental foundations and that differences in the observed frequencies of CSCs within tumors reflect the various cancer types and hosts used to assay these cells.
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Paracrine and autocrine signals induce and maintain mesenchymal and stem cell states in the breast.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe three signaling pathways, involving transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and canonical and noncanonical Wnt signaling, that collaborate to induce activation of the EMT program and thereafter function in an autocrine fashion to maintain the resulting mesenchymal state.