The Use of a Novel MUC 1 Antibody to Identify Cancer Stem Cells and Circulating MUC 1 in Mice and Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

JENNIFER M. CURRY, PhD, KYLE J. THOMPSON, PhD, SHANTI G. RAO, DAHLIA M. BESMER, ANDREA M. MURPHY, PhD, VALERY Z. GRDZELISHVILI, PhD, WILLIAM A. AHRENS, MD, IAIN H. MCKILLOP, PhD, DAVID SINDRAM, MD, PhD, DAVID A. IANNITTI, MD, JOHN B. MARTINIE, MD, AND PINKU MUKHERJEE, PhD* Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina Section of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina