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Unexpected Discovery of Abnormal Antibodies Could Help Explain Childhood Cancer


Laboratory experiments show that antibodies associated with childhood cancer can enter cells and bind DNA repair proteins, suggesting a possible route by which the immune system could weaken genetic safeguards.

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