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Fall 2013
Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS) is a rare developmental disease that affects structures in the anterior segment of the eye. Approximately 50% of ARS patients develop glaucoma, a progressively blinding condition. Although glaucoma is an aging-related disease, ARS patients usually have earlier-onset...
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Spring 2011
Forkhead (Fox) proteins are transcription factors that function in many processes including development, metabolism and cell cycle regulation. This gene family is divided into subfamilies that appear to originate from a common ancestor. I have identified the evolutionary selection pressures...
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Understanding the Mode of Action of Trastuzumab to Design a Better Therapy for ErbB2-positive Human Breast Cancer
DownloadSpring 2016
Overexpression of ErbB2 occurs in about 25-30% of breast cancer cases and therefore, represents an attractive therapeutic target for treating breast cancer. There are two models for ErbB2 inhibitors that are currently in clinical use: humanized antibodies directed against ErbB2 and small molecule...