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October 25, 2019
Cancer gene therapy is an emerging and exciting field in cancer therapeutics that offers promising treatments for both hematological and solid tumors. The goals of cancer gene therapy are to overexpress a desired protein, to restore normal cellular phenoty ...
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2017
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an inherited disorder characterized by low serum levels of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT). Loss of AAT disrupts the protease-antiprotease balance in the lungs, allowing proteases, specifically neutrophil elastase, to act ...
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January 1, 2015
Tobacco smoke is a commonly encountered air pollutant linked to chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in non- smokers. Non-smokers are exposed to tobacco smoke through secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. Children are the most vulner ...
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