Low immunogenicity of common cancer hot spot mutations resulting in false immunogenic selection signals.

Cancer is driven by somatic mutations that result in a cellular fitness advantage. This selective advantage is expected to be counterbalanced by the immune system when these driver mutations simultaneously lead to the generation of neoantigens, novel peptides that are presented at the cancer cell me...

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Main Authors: Arne Claeys, Tom Luijts, Kathleen Marchal, Jimmy Van den Eynden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009368