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Epidrugs in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia: Contextualizing a Role for Histone Kinase Inhibition in Neurodegenerative Disease.

Samantha N. Cobos, +1 more
- 21 Jan 2022 - 
- Vol. 5 2, Iss: 2, pp 134-137
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The future of epidrugs against neurodegeneration is expanded and promising novel targets underexploited thus far are discussed: histone kinases.
Abstract
Breakthroughs in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative disease have highlighted "epidrugs" as a potential avenue for therapeutic development. Here, we expand on the future of epidrugs against neurodegeneration and discuss promising novel targets underexploited thus far: histone kinases.

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