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Genome-wide association analysis identified splicing single nucleotide polymorphism in CFLAR predictive of triptolide chemo-sensitivity.
BMC genomics - 30 Jun 2015
Chauhan Lata, Jenkins Gregory D, Bhise Neha, Feldberg Tanya, Mitra-Ghosh Taraswi, Fridley Brooke L, Lamba Jatinder K
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BACKGROUND: Triptolide is a therapeutic diterpenoid derived from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f. Triptolide has been shown to induce apoptosis by activation of pro-apoptotic proteins, inhibiting NFkB and c-KIT pathways, suppressing the Jak2 transcription, activating MAPK8/JNK signaling and modulating the heat shock responses. RESULTS: In the present study, we used lymphoblast cell lines (LCLs)...
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