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The adult thymus reawakened: From healthy aging marker to immunotherapy biomarker

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    Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510030, China

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    Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Lung Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510030, China

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    Peng Y.-L., Lu C., Lin Y.-J., et al. (2027). The adult thymus reawakened: From healthy aging marker to immunotherapy biomarker. The Innovation Medicine 5:100275. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-med.2027.100275
    Peng Y.-L., Lu C., Lin Y.-J., et al. (2027). The adult thymus reawakened: From healthy aging marker to immunotherapy biomarker. The Innovation Medicine 5:100275. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-med.2027.100275

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