Clinical Significance
Because of the epigenetic effects of the DNMT family, some DNMT inhibitors are under investigation for treatment of some cancers :
- Vidaza (5-azacitidine) in a phase II trial for AML
- Dacogen (decitabine) in phase III trials for AML and CML
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