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Novel IDH1-Targeted Glioma Therapies.
CNS drugs - 1 Dec 2019
Karpel-Massler Georg, Nguyen Trang T T, Shang Enyuan, Siegelin Markus D
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 gene are commonly found in human glioma, with the majority of low-grade gliomas harboring a recurrent point mutation (IDH1 R132H). Mutant IDH reveals an altered enzymatic activity leading to the synthesis of 2-hydroxyglutarate, which has been implicated in epigenetic mechanisms of oncogenesis. Nevertheless, it is unclear exactly how IDH mutations drive glioma...
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