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Treatment of Skin Papillomas with Topical α-Lactalbumin–Oleic Acid
Author(s) -
Lotta Gustafsson,
Irene Leijonhufvud,
Annika Aronsson,
AnnKristin Mossberg,
Catharina Svanborg
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa032454
Subject(s) - oleic acid , lactalbumin , hamlet (protein complex) , medicine , alpha lactalbumin , dermatology , biochemistry , pharmacology , chemistry , biology , genetics
We studied the effect on skin papillomas of topical application of a complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid (often referred to as human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells [HAMLET]) to establish proof of the principle that alpha-lactalbumin-oleic acid kills transformed cells but not healthy, differentiated cells.

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