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Immune System Phenomena > Tumor Escape

Preferred term

Tumor Escape  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Evasions, Tumor Immune
  • Evasion, Tumor Immune
  • Immune Escape, Tumor
  • Immune Evasions, Tumor
  • Immune Evasion, Tumor
  • Tumor Immune Escape
  • Tumor Immune Evasion
  • Tumor Immune Evasions

Note

  • entry term IMMUNE EVASION, TUMOR: IMMUNE EVASION is also available

Scope note

  • The ability of tumors to evade destruction by the IMMUNE SYSTEM. Theories concerning possible mechanisms by which this takes place involve both cellular immunity (IMMUNITY, CELLULAR) and humoral immunity (ANTIBODY FORMATION), and also costimulatory pathways related to CD28 ANTIGENS and B7-1 ANTIGEN.

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019139

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