affect
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The researchers also discovered an intriguing connection between NUDT5 and another protein called NUDT15, which is already known to affect how patients respond to thiopurine drugs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Field conditions in Rio de Janeiro could affect the strategies, especially with lots of players dealing with lower-body injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
"That's something the manager can't really affect from the sideline, so I think as a group everyone together should take responsibility."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
South Korea’s music industry is adopting artificial intelligence and robots, but K-Pop’s devoted fans are worried about how such innovations will affect creativity and authenticity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Training classes...on top of school? Will that affect my normal extracurricular activities?”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
“I think this is something that affects everyone.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The results indicate that NUDT5 affects sensitivity to thiopurine drugs through a mechanism that does not depend on its catalytic activity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Amish people are extremely social, he said, so when the virus hits one church group, it affects everyone who is unvaccinated.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Lack of insurance also affects mortgage financing — and whether prospective buyers can get a loan.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
That nasty epidemic disease affects cattle and many wild cud-chewing mammals, but not humans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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