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Cell line name | FTC-238 |
Accession number | ICLC HTL96003 |
Brief description | Species: human; Tissue: thyroid; Tumor: carcinoma, follicular |
Description | Species: human male 42 years old; Tissue: thyroid; Tumor: carcinoma, follicular; Derived from: lung metastasis |
Depositor | Obtained from ECACC. |
Reference paper | Unknown |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology polygonal flat to spindle-like |
Culture conditions | DMEM + Ham's F12 (1:1) + 5% FBS + 2 mM L-Glutamine; Split confluent cultures 1:3-1:6 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 1-4 x 104 cells/cm2. 37C, 5% CO2. |
Properties | The cells were used for studies on the function of human thyroid, development of thyroid cancer, expression of 5-deiodinase type I |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
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Species validation | Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as human with MD, NP |
Passage number | 53 |
Karyology | complex chromosomal changes; p53 mutation |
Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |
Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |
Further bibliography | Cancer Res 1990;118:48 - PMID: 2152773
Front Horm Res 1989;18:56 - DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(75)90293-4 |