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A Metabolomics Pilot Study on Desmoid Tumors and Novel Drug Candidates.
Scientific reports - 12 Jan 2018
Mercier Kelly A, Al-Jazrawe Mushriq, Poon Raymond, Acuff Zachery, Alman Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
Desmoid tumors (aggressive fibromatosis) are locally invasive soft tissue tumors that lack the ability to metastasize. There are no directed therapies or standard treatment plan, and chemotherapeutics, radiation, and surgery often have temporary effects. The majority of desmoid tumors are related to T41A and S45F mutations of the beta-catenin encoding gene (CTNNB1). Using broad spectrum metabolomics, differences...
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