Sometimes Small Is Beautiful: Discovery of the Janus Kinases (JAK) and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) Pathways and the Initial Development of JAK Inhibitors for IBD Treatment

By sjmartinez • January 21, 2025

Kaunitz JD. Sometimes Small Is Beautiful: Discovery of the Janus Kinases (JAK) and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) Pathways and the Initial Development of JAK Inhibitors for IBD Treatment. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Jan 18. doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08791-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39827247.

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