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Abdominal fluid reveals rare immune cells that may limit attacks on tumors

Medical Xpress 1 h ago

In a study published in Science Immunology, researchers used malignant ascites—fluid that accumulates in the abdomen of some patients when cancer metastasizes to the abdominal cavity—to uncover immune programs associated with metastatic disease, including a rare population of RORC-expressing dendritic cells not…

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