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January 2025 in “Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research” PRMT5 inhibitors effectively fight adenoid cystic carcinoma in salivary glands.
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November 2023 in “Stem Cell Reports” Stem cells in the cornea show unexpected flexibility and have important implications for medicine.
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January 2014 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” African American men with prostate cancer have more androgen receptor mutations, which may lead to more aggressive cancer compared to Caucasian American men.
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October 2016 in “PLoS ONE” CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in cashmere goats increases hair follicles and fiber length, boosting cashmere yield.
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February 2013 in “Medical Oncology” Certain genetic variants increase the risk of resistance to hormone therapy in prostate cancer patients.