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can we update the title to reflect what the condition actually is? Green tea compound may halt molecular cause of often-fatal multiple myeloma
by jaboutboul 10y ago
can we update the title to reflect what the condition actually is?
Green tea compound may halt molecular cause of often-fatal multiple myeloma
- jdnier 10y agoNo, it affects protein folding in light chain amyloidosis, which often accompanies MM, but is a disease in itself. “The ECGC pulled the light chain into a different type of aggregate that wasn’t toxic and didn’t form fibril structures,” as happens to organs affected by amyloidosis.