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. 2019 Nov;7(22):686. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.11.06

Table 2. Clinical applications of ADAR in cancer treatment.

Clinical utility Marker (give an example) Effect References
Therapeutic targets GLI1 Drug 1: DYRK1A analogue (37,38,81)
Drug 2: targeting edited GLI1
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increased AEI
Prognostic markers Alu editing index (AEI) Inline graphic (30)
poor prognosis
DHFR is a target molecule of methotrexate
Predictive markers DHFR Inline graphic (43)
Edited DHFR by ADAR1 is resistant to methotrexate in breast cancer

DYRK1A, dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A; SUFU, suppressor of fused.