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Detroit 98

Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 10 papers.

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ConductScience Library. Detroit 98. Cell lines, record CVCL_8188. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_8188

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Cell line

As Cellosaurus gives it.

Name
Detroit 98
Accession
CVCL_8188
RRID
RRID:CVCL_8188
Synonyms
Detroit-98, Det-98, Det98, D98
Species
Homo sapiens (Human)
Sex
Female
Age at sampling
30Y6M
Category
Cancer cell line
Diseases
Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma (NCIt C27677)
Derived from
Uterus, cervix (in situ)
Parent
HeLa (CVCL_0030)
Entry created
2012-04-04
Entry updated
2025-04-10

Source Cellosaurus

Problems1

ProblemCellosaurus's note
ContaminatedShown to be a HeLa derivative (PubMed=4864103; PubMed=5641128; PubMed=566722; PubMed=1246601; PubMed=20143388). Originally thought to originate from the bone marrow of a non cancerous individual.

Papers10

PaperJournalYearHow we knowRetractedSource
Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines.Int J Cancer2010Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Survey of ATCC stocks of human cell lines for HeLa contamination.In Vitro1978Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
HeLa cultures defined.Science1976Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Chromosome abnormalities in human tumor cells in culture.1975Cellosaurus cites itDOI
The animal cell culture collection.1970Cellosaurus cites itDOI
Apparent Hela cell contamination of human heteroploid cell lines.Nature1968Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Genetic markers as tracers in cell culture.Natl Cancer Inst Monogr1967Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
ANIMAL CELL STRAINS. THE CELL CULTURE COLLECTION COMMITTEE HAS ASSEMBLED AND CERTIFIED 23 STRAINS OF ANIMAL CELLS.Science1964Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Human cell culture: morphology of the Detroit strains.1957Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Eight culture strains (Detroit) of human epithelial-like cells.1956Cellosaurus cites itPubMed

Relatives2

RelationCell lineAccessionProblemSource
ParentHeLaCVCL_0030Cell lines
Derived from itDetroit 98SCVCL_8192Has a recorded problemCell lines

Cell banks1

Cell bankCatalog numberStatus
ATCCCCL-18Discontinued

Data dates

The date of each source this release read.

Cellosaurus
2026-10-22
Cellosaurus
PubMed Central's articles
2026-11-12
PubMed Central's articles
Our copy of PubMed
2026-11-06
Our copy of PubMed

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  • NLM's PMC Article DatasetsNLM's PMC Article Datasets on AWS, https://registry.opendata.aws/ncbi-pmc. Its terms: users "acknowledge NLM as the source of the data in a clear and conspicuous manner", do not use the PubMed Central wordmark or the PMC logo, do not "indicate or imply that NLM/NIH/HHS has endorsed" a product, and "only distribute data that are licensed for redistribution". Each article keeps its own license: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/about/copyright/
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Cellosaurus, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, https://www.cellosaurus.org, CC BY 4.0. Its problem notes are given in its own words.

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