ALDH1+ stem cells demonstrate more stem cell-like characteristics than CD44+/CD24–/low stem cells in different molecular subtypes of breast cancer

Department of Breast Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China; Department of Breast Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China; Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi 563000, China Contributions: (I) Conception and design: X Zhang; (II) Administrative support: J Chen; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: J Chen; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: S Liu; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: S Liu; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. These authors contributed equally to this paper. Correspondence to: Xiao Zhang. Department of Breast Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China. Email: BCacademic@163.com; Yingying Su. Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi 563000, China. Email: sunny9585@163.com.