Tweaking a protein expressed by most liver cancer cells has helped researchers to make a vaccine that is exceedingly effective at preventing the disease in mice. Alpha-Fetoprotein, or AFP - normally expressed during development and by liver cancer cells as well - has escaped attack in previous vaccine iterations because the body recognizes it as "self," said Dr. Yukai He, immunologist at the Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Regents University Cancer Center. ...
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