Table 2 Markers expressed in normal and cancer stem cells in humans

Hematopoietic

Leukemia

CD34⁺CD38^-Thy1^-Lin^-

CD34⁺CD38^- Thy1^-Lin^-

[47, 48]

Breast

Mammary cancer

CD24^med

CD44⁺CD24^-/lowESA⁺Lin^-

[8, 11]

Brain

Brain tumor

CD133⁺Lin^-

CD133⁺ Nestin

[49, 50]

Skin

Melanoma cancer

CD20^-CD166^- Nestin^-

CD20⁺ CD166⁺ Nestin+

[51, 52]

Prostate

Prostate cancer

CD133⁺α₂β₁^hi

CD44⁺α₂β₁^hiCD133⁺

[53]

Tongue, Larynx, Throat and Sinus

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

CD44^-

CD44⁺

[54]

Pancreas

Pancreatic cancer

CD24^-CD44^-ESA^-

CD24⁺ CD44⁺ESA⁺

[48]