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World J Transl Med. Sep 20, 2018; 7(1): 1-4
Published online Sep 20, 2018. doi: 10.5528/wjtm.v7.i1.1
More than boric acid: Increasing relevance of boron in medicine
Eunice D Farfán-García, Emily L Castillo-García, Marvin A Soriano-Ursúa
Eunice D Farfán-García, Emily L Castillo-García, Marvin A Soriano-Ursúa, Department of Physiology, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico
Author contributions: Farfán-García ED and Soriano-Ursúa MA conceived the study and drafted the manuscript; all authors collected, added and analyzed data; all authors approved the final version of the article.
Supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologí a de Mé xico, No. CB235785.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
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Correspondence to: Marvin A Soriano-Ursúa, MD, PhD, Professor, Research Scientist, Department of Physiology, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11340, Mexico. msoriano@ipn.mx
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Received: June 20, 2018
Peer-review started: June 21, 2018
First decision: July 9, 2018
Revised: July 31, 2018
Accepted: August 30, 2018
Article in press: August 30, 2018
Published online: September 20, 2018
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Core Tip

Core tip: Boron-containing compounds (BCCs) have growing relevance in the biomedical field. The former almost exclusive focus on boric acid has expanded to include a wide range of BCCs in chemical and biomedical studies. The reported findings suggest that research in this field will continue increasing exponentially in the near future. Through translational medicine, the boron atom is being introduced into new compounds to explore its use in the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of multiple pathologies.