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Ancient immune defense system plays an unexpected role in cancer

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In the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes.

Chronic activation of these immune pathways can contribute to tumor development in a mouse model of breast cancer.

The findings add vital insights to our understanding of fundamental human biology, says Dr. Petrini .

Researchers hope to identify new strategies to prevent or treat cancer.

They hope to find ways to short-circuit the increased DNA accessibility when Mre11 isn't working properly.

The study is published in Genes & Development , 2024 ; DOI: 10.1101 /gad.123.

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