Probing Proteins' 3-D Structures Suggests Existing Drugs May Work for Many Cancers (IMAGE)

Washington University School of Medicine

Probing Proteins' 3-D Structures Suggests Existing Drugs May Work for Many Cancers

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Examining databases of proteins' 3-D shapes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified more than 850 DNA mutations that appear to be linked to cancer. The information may expand the number of cancer patients who can benefit from existing drugs. From left, senior author Li Ding meets with study co-authors Feng Chen, Matthew Bailey and Sohini Sengupta.

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