The UCL team discovered that MIP-1a plays a key role in the early stages of an allergic response within the clear membrane that coats the inner surface of the eyelid and outer surface of the eye, known as the conjunctiva.

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The procedure - known as peritonectomy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy - requires a patient to undergo a complex surgical procedure and involves the removal of the membrane that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and all visible recurrent cancer.

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