How the immune system spots tumors.

Abstract	The receptor protein Dectin-1 recognizes structures found on cancerous cells, and then triggers an anti-tumor immune response.
Authors	Yasutaka Okabe, Ruslan Medzhitov
Journal	eLife (Elife) Vol. 3 Pg. e04476 (Sep 24 2014) ISSN: 2050-084X [Electronic] England
PMID	25250710 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Comment)
Chemical References	Lectins, C-Type dectin 1
Topics	Animals Humans Immunity, Innate (immunology) Lectins, C-Type (metabolism) Melanoma, Experimental (immunology, pathology)

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