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Human epidermoid cancer cells (Hep-2) or (HEp-2) are now known to be HeLa contaminated. The Hep-2 cell line was derived from a male cancer patient but the Hep-2 cells available now show clear signs of HeLa contamination. This cell-line lacks a Y chromosome and has a number of markers associated with HeLa cells. ATCC lists HEp-2 as a misidentified cell line. Other mouth and throat cancer cell lines are available from ATCC and other repositories. Those lines do not contain Cervical cancer cells.
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