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Open AccessCell-free DNA 5-hydroxymethylcytosine is an emerging marker of acute myeloid leukemia
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Open AccessMYCN-driven fatty acid uptake is a metabolic vulnerability in neuroblastoma
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Open AccessMechanism of quercetin therapeutic targets for Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Quercetin has demonstrated antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic activities, suggesting therapeutic potential against type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In ...
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Open AccessRecombinant expression, characterization, and quantification in human cancer cell lines of the Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma-characteristic NPM-ALK fusion protein
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Open AccessMultiplexed volumetric bar-chart chip for point-of-care diagnostics
Microfluidics have become an enabling technology for point-of-care and personalized diagnostics. Desirable capabilities of microfluidics-based diagnostic devices include simplicity, portability, low cost and t...