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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: PARP inhibitor
Inhibidor PARP
Sustancia que
bloquea la acción de una enzima que participa en muchas de
las funciones celulares, incluso la reparacion del daño al
ADN. El daño al ADN se puede deber al funcionamiento normal
de las células, la luz UV, algunos medicamentos contra el
cáncer y la radiación que se usa para tratar el cáncer.
Podría destruir las células cancerosas. Es un tipo de
terapia dirigida. También se llama inhibidor de la poli (ADP-ribosa) polimerasa.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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