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New drug for treatment of Progeria Syndrome in children
Source: BBC News
Date: 02/17/06
Headline: Cancer drug 'treats early ageing'
A cancer drug could help children with the premature ageing disorder progeria, a study has suggested.
University of California, Los Angeles, researchers found a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) appeared to reduce the effects of the disease in mice. Progeria is a rare genetic disease, affecting one in four million children.
Date: 02/17/06
Headline: Cancer drug 'treats early ageing'
A cancer drug could help children with the premature ageing disorder progeria, a study has suggested.
University of California, Los Angeles, researchers found a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) appeared to reduce the effects of the disease in mice. Progeria is a rare genetic disease, affecting one in four million children.
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Lonafarib, a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) is emerging as a potential drug for the treatment of progeria since the results of phase I clinical trials appears promising. Lonafarib is under investigation for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, bladder cancer and many more cancers.
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