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Increased Oncogenic Effect of Methylcholanthrene after Treatment with Anti-lymphocyte Serum

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IN the past few years a disconcerting incidence of malignancies has been reported for transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy1. Such reports draw attention to the question of whether chronic immunosuppression enhances the susceptibility to carcinogenic or leukae-mogenic agents.

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BALNER, H., DERSJANT, H. Increased Oncogenic Effect of Methylcholanthrene after Treatment with Anti-lymphocyte Serum. Nature 224, 376–378 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224376a0

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