The identity of the thymic epithelium precursor has been elusive.A marker is now shown to identify a population of cells that can give rise to a functional thymus.
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Petrie, H., van Ewijk, W. Thymus by numbers. Nat Immunol 3, 604–605 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0702-604
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