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TREG cells in transplantation—a double-edged sword?

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Immunosuppressive drugs commonly used in transplantation and autoimmune diseases are unfortunately associated with increased cancer incidence. Now, a new study reports a direct relationship between the number of regulatory T cells in the blood and the risk of developing invasive skin cancer in kidney transplant recipients.

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The author's work is supported by NIH grant AI096553 and the Frank and Athena Sarris Chair in Transplantation Biology.

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  1. Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, BST-W1548, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, 15261, PA, USA

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Lakkis, F. TREG cells in transplantation—a double-edged sword?. Nat Rev Nephrol 10, 185–186 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2014.35

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