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Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) inhibition as treatment of myeloid malignancies: Progress and future directions.
Pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Sept 2017
Upadhyay Vivek A, Brunner Andrew M, Fathi Amir T
Abstract excerpt
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is an essential metabolic enzyme. Over the last two decades, there has been a growing focus on the metabolic derangements that occur with IDH1 and IDH2 mutations. The altered IDH protein leads to accumulation of 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG), a metabolite with oncogenic activity via epigenetic mechanisms. The advent of IDH inhibitors has engendered hope in novel and targeted therapies...
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