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New Drug Approvals

3 November 2006. It is administered as an intrathecal injection. [3] 3] The most common side effects include fatigue, arthralgia (joint pain), increased cerebrospinal (brain and spinal cord) fluid white blood cells, and myalgia (muscle pain). [3] 4] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. [7]

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New understanding of the TMEJ pathway in cancer

Drug Target Review

Throughout the course of our lives, natural and environmental factors can break DNA. Breaks in both DNA strands are a particularly dangerous threat to genome stability. At a DNA double-strand break (DSB), potentially lost sequence information cannot be recovered from the same DNA molecule.

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Determining Disease Risks Based on Genetic Ancestry Can Counter Health Care Disparities, But Doesn’t Go Far Enough

PLOS: DNA Science

Tools to Track Disease: Biobanks to AI The new investigation looks at points in a human genome that can be any of the four types of DNA building blocks – A, C, T, or G. DNA samples used in genetic research came mostly from deCODE Genetics (begun in 1996, on the Icelandic population) and the UK Biobank (begun in 2006).

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Evaluating Impurities in New Drugs to Prevent Delays in Development

The Premier Consulting Blog

Assessment and control of DNA reactive impurities Another important guidance document related to impurities and degradants in new small molecule drugs is ICH M7(R1). In addition, this guidance focuses on DNA reactive substances that could potentially cause cancer. link] ICH M7 (R2)- Q&A. link] ICH Q3A (R2). link] ICH Q3B (R2).

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The evolution of cell therapy to address unmet medical needs

Drug Target Review

The other powerful benefit is that our cell lines can become any of the cell types of the human body – these cells have within their DNA the capability to become any of the more than 200 human cell types which you might want to manufacture. This provides some regulatory advantages, and of course, significant cost advantages.

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Farma: Speculative Gastronomy

Codon

The chefs at Farma know that by embracing food technologies such as recombinant DNA, precision fermentation, and cell culture, food can become more nutritious and better for the planet. billion between 1995 and 2006 attempting to eradicate citrus canker alone. The citrus industry in the U.S. In 2018, for example, the U.S. imported $2.8

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Targeting the immunotherapy potential of cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 with new advancements in protein engineering

Drug Target Review

Delivery of therapy is being evaluated through injections of DNA and RNA encoding IL-12, viral vectors, and other exploratory platforms designed to bring IL-12 in close proximity to the tumour and avoid excessive IL-12 in systemic circulation. American Association for Cancer Research; 2006 [cited 2023 Jun 6]. Available from: [link]