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[Development of novel epigenetic molecular-targeting agents].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Aug 2015
Sowa Yoshihiro, Sakai Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is known to be a genetic disease, which is caused by abnormalities of oncogenes and/or tumor-suppressor genes. Genetic abnormalities include mutation, deletion or amplification of DNA sequences. Based on the findings of the genetic abnormalities in malignant tumors, many molecular-targeting agents, e.g. Bcr-Abl kinase inhibitors and EGFR kinase inhibitors, have been developed and approved. In addition to...
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