Nature

David Baltimore obituary: virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.
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Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase mRNA Expression Assessed by Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Predicts Chemosensitivity in Patients With Ovarian ...

Combined Intraperitoneal and Intravenous Chemotherapy for Women With Optimally Debulked Ovarian Cancer: Results From an Intergroup Phase II Trial Purpose: To evaluate in vivo whether the expression of ...
BioWorld

Reverse transcriptase inhibitors can prevent cancer drug resistance

Retrotransposons could have a main role in the development of drug resistance in response to cancer treatment, according to a new study out of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The ...
Morningstar

Promega and Watchmaker Genomics Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Molecular Analysis with Next-Generation Reverse Transcriptase

Partnership delivers advanced reverse transcriptase technology to enhance sensitivity, robustness and reproducibility of molecular analysis in clinical, applied and pharmaceutical applications Promega ...
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Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for prostate-specific antigen (RT-PCR PSA) responses may predict time to progression (TTP) in hormone refractory prostate cancer ...

Interim results from ASCENT: A double-blinded randomized study of DN-101 (high-dose calcitriol) plus docetaxel vs. placebo plus docetaxel in androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) No significant ...
News Medical

Reverse transcriptase activity found in aging and Alzheimer’s brains

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects more than a tenth of Americans aged 65 and older. The disease has proven difficult to develop new treatments for, and available ...