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A let-7 microRNA SNP in the KRAS 3'UTR is prognostic in early-stage colorectal cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Dec 2011
Smits Kim M, Paranjape Trupti, Nallur Sunitha, Wouters Kim A D, Weijenberg Matty P, Schouten Leo J, van den Brandt Piet A, Bosman Fred T, Weidhaas Joanne B, van Engeland Manon
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cause of death worldwide. Tumor-node-metastasis-system stage is currently used to guide therapy decisions but lacks precision. Prognostic biomarkers are needed to refine stratification of patients for chemotherapy but validated biomarkers are not yet available. Recently, a SNP in a lethal-7 (let-7) miRNA complementary site (LCS6) in the KRAS 3'untranslated region was...
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