MHC-II Breast Cancer Cells (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

MHC-II Breast Cancer Cells

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A molecule called MHC-II (seen here in green) disguises metastatic breast cancer cells (red), allowing them to invade the lymph nodes and take root without provoking an immune response.

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Beyaz lab/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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