C. Thevanesan

This study examines dedifferentiation in cancer using single-cell atlases, finding that adult cancers do not revert to an embryonic state but retain foetal signals, while childhood cancers show universal foetal state features.

The paper compares tumor and normal single-cell mRNA data to show neuroblastoma cells resemble fetal sympathoblasts across diverse samples.

This study analyzes mRNA signals in 1,300 kidney tumors to determine their differentiation state and origin, finding that childhood tumors show fetal signals while most adult tumors do not, with exceptions in certain cancer types.