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Epigenetic Targeting in Myeloid Malignancies.

2026 · Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology · Vol 1501, pp. 365-398 · 0 citations
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This chapter aims to provide a detailed and comprehensive overview of epigenetic drugs currently available in both preclinical and clinical testing, with a particular focus on agents directed against histone deacetylases, DNA methyltransferases, DNMTs, histone methyltransferases, histone demethylases, bromodomain and extra-terminal proteins, and mutant IDH1/2 enzymes.

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