Newly discovered protein ramps up immune response to cancer
One of the body's defenses against deadly cancer cells may have just received a much-needed boost. Researchers at Imperial College London have happened upon a previously unknown protein that ramps up the presence of all-important cytotoxic T cells, which destroy virus-infected and cancerous cells. .. Continue Reading Newly discovered protein ramps up immune response to cancer
Section: Medical
Tags: Cancer, gene therapy, Imperial College, Protein, The Immune System
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