although there is increasing evidence that a rare population of undifferentiated cells is responsible for tumour formation and maintenance2–4, this has not been explored for colorectal cancer.
尽管有证据表明,极少数末分化细胞在肿瘤形成和维持中起主导作用,但在结直肠癌中尚末探及。
instead, these undifferentiated cells continue to multiply, causing all.