Potential therapy for some cancers, rheumatoid arthritis following identification of common molecule

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A molecule that helps cells stick together is significantly over-produced in two very different diseases – rheumatoid arthritis and a variety of cancers, including breast and brain tumors, concludes a new study. The scientists who made the discovery also found candidate drugs to inhibit the molecule, cadherin-11, one of which is already in a clinical trial.

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