a: PD-1 checkpoint ~
b: a stop sign for our immune system

What:

"The PD-1 checkpoint is like a stop sign for our immune system, in order to avoid autoimmune reactions and to promote self-tolerance. Despite its usefulness, in this situation, researchers have chosen to turn off the PD-1 checkpoint to activate the immune system, as mentioned before."


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Writer: sbe
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Date: Dec 1 2016 4:38 PM


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