It is also contraindicated in patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)
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It is studied as a selective inhibitor of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), an enzyme linked to metabolic and oncogenic pathways in research models
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