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EVIDENCE from several independent sources1–8 suggests that the neo-antigens of tumours that excite transplantation immunity are reawakened or derepressed foetal antigens, that is, are differentiation antigens that make a transient appearance early in foetal life.
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CASTRO, J., LANCE, E., MEDAWAR, P. et al. Foetal Antigens and Cancer. Nature 243, 225–226 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243225a0
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