Identification and functional screening of microRNAs highly deregulated in colorectal cancer
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Year of publication | 2012 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
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Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01579.x |
Field | Oncology and hematology |
Keywords | apoptosis; colorectal cancer; expression profilin; microRNA; migration |
Description | The aim of this study was to determine an expression profile of 667 miRNAs in CRC patients and paired non-tumoral tissues. We have identified 42 differentially expressed miRNAs and we have chosen 5 of them for further validation on an independent cohort of 125 CRC patients and in vitro analyses. Our results indicate that miR-378, miR-375, miR-422a and miR-215 play an important role in CRC as tumor suppressors, whereas miR-135b functions as an oncogene and all these miRNAs significantly contribute to the CRC pathogenesis. |
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