Publications by authors named "Helga Maurer"
Article Synopsis
- Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) are hard to treat and can be deadly because regular chemotherapy doesn't work well on them.
- Scientists found a mutation called ITK-SYK in a lot of PTCL cases and discovered it causes T-cell diseases in mice, with symptoms popping up just weeks after infection.
- They showed that blocking the SYK protein's activity can stop the disease, suggesting that targeting this mutation could be a good treatment option for people with similar cancer types.
