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Discovering a new layer of control for a decades-old leukemia drug

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Discovering a new layer of control for a decades-old leukemia drug
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For more than 70 years, the drug 6-thioguanine (6-TG) has been used to treat leukemia. Although its clinical effects have been studied extensively, scientists are still uncovering the molecular mechanisms that determine whether cells succumb to the drug or survive its attack.

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