The cellular origins of angiomyolipoma and other tuberous sclerosis complex-associated neoplasms are unknown. Now, two studies show that these neoplasms derive from cancer stem cells that originate from multipotent renal epithelial cells. The new findings provide a link between stemness and tumorigenesis in the kidney.
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P.R. is supported by the European Research Council under the Consolidator Grant RENOIR (ERC-2014-CoG), grant number 648274.
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Becherucci, F., Romagnani, P. A link between stemness and tumorigenesis in the kidney. Nat Rev Nephrol 14, 215–216 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2018.16
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