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immune surveillance

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immune surveillance
n.
See immunological surveillance.


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Some NHL in HIV-infected patients has been attributed to deficient immune surveillance of oncogenic herpesviruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), or perhaps to chronic antigenic stimulation and defective immune regulation.
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Since the viruses are hiding inside "self" cells, they could be impossible for immune surveillance cells to detect.
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One reason that cancer cells can survive and proliferate in the body is that they have found ways to escape normal immune surveillance.
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