SignificanceOur landmark discovery of viral mimicry characterized repetitive elements as immunogenic stimuli that cull cancer cells. If expressed repetitive elements cull cancer cells, why does every human cancer express repetitive elements? Our report offers an exciting advancement toward understanding this paradox and how to exploit this mechanism for cancer interception. See related commentary by Murayama and Cañadas, p. 670.
Journal article
2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00
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793 - 817
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Humans, Neoplasms, Molecular Mimicry, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Immune Evasion