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. 2018 Feb;34(2):85-87.
doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2017.12.006. Epub 2017 Dec 23.

Everybody In! No Bouncers at Tumor Gates

Ilio Vitale  1 , Lorenzo Galluzzi  2
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Everybody In! No Bouncers at Tumor Gates

Ilio Vitale et al. Trends Genet. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

Two recent genomic studies suggest that a large fraction of human tumors evolves in the presence of limited negative selection against somatic mutations. In this context, specific genetic defects enable the establishment of a hypermutant state that may constitute a target for immunotherapeutic interventions.

Keywords: DNA mismatch repair; DNA replication; immune checkpoint blockers; microsatellite instability; regulated cell death.

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