HDAC inhibitors – New class of synthetic molecules which appeared to correct errant gene expression

The human body can cope with a few cells failing to produce healthy proteins. But when millions of cells cease transcriptional activity, the result is a wide range of diseases, including cancer. Researchers from around the world were focusing their attention on a new class of synthetic molecules, called HDAC inhibitors, which appeared to correct errant gene expression that was occurring in laboratory models of diseases such as cancer. With his newly developed molecule, Wiech was on the forefront of an exciting new field of science…

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