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Giving DNA vaccines a helping hand

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Pathogen-derived 'helper' sequences promote anti-tumor immune responses induced by a naked DNA vaccine ( pages 1281–1286 ).

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  1. Department of Dermatology of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, 15261, Pennsylvania, USA

    Louis D. Falo Jr.

  2. Department of Surgery University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, 15261 , Pennsylvania, USA

    Walter J. Storkus

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Falo Jr., L., Storkus, W. Giving DNA vaccines a helping hand. Nat Med 4, 1239–1240 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/3217

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