Double Enzyme Hit May Explain Common Cancer Drug Side Effect

Monday, October 12, 2015 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

Many types of leukemia are caused by loss of enzymes such as Pten, which normally keeps cell growth in check, or conversely, the over-activation of enzymes that normally enhance cell proliferation, such as Shp2. Some anti-leukemia treatments work by inhibiting Shp2 or other enzymes involved in the same cellular systems, but researchers at University of […]

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