PRMT5 inhibitor combination overcomes drug resistance in ER+ breast cancer

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Shutting down a gene called PRMT5 stopped metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells from growing after they acquired resistance to a standard therapy known as CDK4/6 inhibitors, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers showed in a new study. 

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