Flow cytometric analysis of mouse tumor derived cell suspensions enabled discrimination between 4T1 control tumor lesions (with low levels of CXCR4 expression) and CXCR4 positive early, intermediate and late stage MIN-O lesions based on their CXCR4 expression levels; CXCR4basal, CXCR4+ and CXCR4++ cell populations could be accurately discriminated. This evidence concerns the gene CXCR4 and neoplasm.