The surprising activities of APOBEC3B and 5-fluorouracil

Abstract

Staff Writer at the Biomedical Journal, Dronningens gate 56, Trondheim, NorwayIn this mini-special issue on cancer, we learn how DNA editing enzymes can accelerate the development of cancer and we discover some remarkable effects of the chemotherapeutic agent, 5-fluorouracil, on the immune system. We also discuss a study revealing the continuing problem of vitamin B deficiencies in children in developing countries, and we determine how to distinguish two near-identical forms of necrotizing fasciitis. (Biomed J 2015;38:97-100)