Gastric & Breast Cancer e-journal
DOI: 10.2122/gbc.2011.0159
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miRNAs gene expression regulation and their role in cancer prediction and therapy.
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Affiliation: Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Klinik für Allgemein-Visceral-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. replica watches
E-mail : schlag@rrk.charite-buch.de |
ABSTRACT
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression patterns. Silencing of tumor-suppressor genes and reactivation of oncogenic retroviruses are involved during cancer development and progression. Therefore, specific miRNAs that are upregulated or downregulated in certain cancer types and can be measured thanks to latest high-throughput screening technology provide exciting new avenues for cancer research. Here, it is described how miRNA translational research findings could be incorporated into clinic, and the challenges for their application as biomarkers, or new therapeutic targets in cancer.
(Citation: Gastric & Breast Cancer 2011; 10(2): 79-84)
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