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SW620 (human, Caucasian, colon, adenocarcinoma)


ICLC catalog code: HTL99015
Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (male, 51 years old)
TISSUE/ORGAN: colon
TUMOR: adenocarcinoma
Derived from: metastasis to lymph node
highly tumorigenic in nude mice
DEPOSITOR: Dr U. Pfeffer, Molecular Biology Unit, IST at ABC, Genoa, Italy
Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only
PROPERTIES: Products: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), transforming growth factor alpha, keratin, matrilysin; p53 (G>A mutation in codon 273)

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