Yale Cancer Center Researchers Discover Common Mechanism Causing Autoimmune Disease and Blood Cancers
April 19, 2021 In a study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers report on the discovery of a common mechanism that promotes both autoimmune diseases and blood cancers, including the blood diseases Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL). The results could help scientists better understand disease origin and progression in patients. The paper is published online today in the journal Molecular Cell. “Our findings are very exciting in the field of both autoimmune disease and cancer, as they illustrate how pathogenic cells can ‘mis-u...
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