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RAS-MAPK inhibition halts spinal deformity in neurofibromatosis type 1 mouse model

Spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis are among the most serious complications of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder that affects about one in 3,000 people.
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Stomach cancer cells make their own WNT signals to keep growing

Gastric cancer cells can activate KRAS-driven signals, enabling autonomous tumor growth by producing their own WNT proteins. New research reveals how gastric cancer cells exploit WNT signaling for ...
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Clinical Activity of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inhibitors in Patients With MAP2K1 (MEK1)-Mutated Metastatic Cancers

NOTE. P < .00357 represents statistical significance after the Bonferroni correction. Abbreviations: MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; NA, unable to be calculated; NR, not reached; OS, overall ...