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Abstract Differentiation of CD8 T cells into a terminally exhausted state is major hurdle limiting efficacy both immune checkpoint blockade and adoptive cellular immunotherapy approaches. Prior studies describing disruption the epigenetic regulators DNMT3A TET2 in have revealed critical role DNA methylation repressing proliferative capacity effector potential during exhaustion. Disruption these...