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Citrus: DNA, RNA therapies could stop mutant genes

The abnormal DNA in cancer cells executes its deleterious effect through the protein it codes for. The DNA transfers this code to the protein-making machinery via messenger RNA (m RNA). Drugs that can reverse the abnormal DNA and RNA activity, at least in theory, can restore normal cell function and remit cancers in patients