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DNA methyltransferase inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia: discovery, design and first therapeutic experiences.
Expert opinion on drug discovery - 1 Nov 2012
Thomas Xavier
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INTRODUCTION: DNA methylation is an epigenetic change mediated by DNA methyltranferases (DNMTs), which are promising epigenetic targets for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This is evidenced by the two DNMT inhibitors (azacitidine and decitabine) approved by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States for the treatment of high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and the first clinical data...
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