DNA methylation: A two-edged sword as a target for anti-cancer drugs |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | DNA methylation changes in cancer activate and de-activate both oncogenes and anti-oncogenes. Global methylation inhibitors could therefore do as much harm as good, and more specific methylase inhibitors are needed to have a chance of being effective anti-cancer drugs. |
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