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Researchers identify potential new genetic target for cancer drugs

Drug Discovery World

The team also uncovered a link between certain disruptive BAP1 variants and higher levels of IGF-1, a hormone and growth factor. The findings, published in Nature Genetics , are freely available so that they can be immediately used by doctors to help diagnose patients and choose the most effective therapies for them.

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Research Roundup: Blood Test for Severe COVID-19 and More

The Pharma Data

Doctors need better tools to evaluate the status of COVID-19 patients as early as possible because many of the treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—are in short supply, and we know that some patients will get better without intensive treatments,” said co-senior author Andrew E. The research was published in the journal JCI Insight.