PDI is like a double agent.
In healthy cells, it repairs DNA and helps prevent disease. But in cancer, it gets hijacked – it ends up protecting the tumour instead of the body. That’s why understanding it fully is so important.
DR SINA SHADFAR
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A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged DNA and ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor neuron, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
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