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Novel genetic variants in microRNA genes and familial breast cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 2009
Shen Jie, Ambrosone Christine B, Zhao Hua
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNA (miRNA) plays an important role in tumorigenesis, but whether miRNA is a cancer predisposition factor or not is still unknown. Considering the fact that miRNA regulates a number of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) and oncogenes, genetic variations in miRNA genes could affect the levels of expression of TSGs or oncogenes and, thereby, cancer risk. To test this hypothesis, we screened genetic variants in 17...
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