MIAMI, March 27, 2017 – Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that p300, a protein that increases gene expression by attaching acetyl molecules to DNA, may stop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) from developing into acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The study was published in the journal Leukemia....
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Baker's yeast enzyme could help treat leukemia, study suggests
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of childhood leukemia, accounting for around 3 in 4 cases in the United States. In a new study, researchers reveal how a compound isolated from baker’s yeast can help to treat the disease. Researchers suggest that an enzyme found in baker’s yeast has the potential to kill...