Maletzki C, Stier S, Linnebacher M. Microsatellite instability in hematological malignancies: Hypermutation vs. immune control-who is challenging who?
Oncoimmunology 2013;
2:e25419. [PMID:
24167765 PMCID:
PMC3805632 DOI:
10.4161/onci.25419]
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Abstract
The genome of colorectal carcinomas displaying pronounced microsatellite instability codes for an extraordinarily high number of mutated proteins that elicit tumor-specific cellular immune responses. We have recently demonstrated that leukemic cells are also vulnerable to T cells specific for tumor-associated antigens produced in the context of microsatellite instability. This finding extends our understanding of secondary and therapy-related leukemogenesis, linking it to the mutual interaction between immune control and escape.
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