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Nineteen human breast carcinoma cell lines have been established as continous cultures during the past 6 years in our laboratory. This preliminary report is designed to list the lines by their designated code numbers (MDA-MB) and present a brief summary of their morphological, cytogenetic and biochemical characteristics. Sixteen of our lines were obtained from pleural effusions, two from brain metastases, and one from pericardial fluid. All lines have been shown to be distinct entities and are uncontaminated by HeLa cells or each other. A lq marker chromosome is present in all but one of the lines examined.
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This research was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute Contract NO1-CB-23869; Institutional Grant 5S 07 RR 5511-15 awarded by the Division of Research Resources, and a Kelsey-Leary Grant NO 974.
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Cailleau, R., Olivé, M. & Cruciger, Q.V.J. Long-term human breast carcinoma cell lines of metastatic origin: Preliminary characterization. In Vitro 14, 911–915 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616120
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