Geoffrey Gurtner
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Increased circulating AC133+ CD34+ endothelial progenitor cells in children with hemangioma.
Lymphat Res Biol. 2003; (4): 301-7
Hemangioma is the most common soft-tissue tumor of infancy. Despite the frequency of these vascular tumors, the origin of hemangioma-endothelial cells is unknown. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have recently been identified as vascular stem cells with the capacity to contribute to postnatal vascular development. We have attempted to determine whether circulating EPCs are increased in hemangioma patients and thereby provide insight into the role of EPCs in hemangioma growth.
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