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Hsa-miR-499 polymorphism (rs3746444) and cancer risk: a meta-analysis of 17 case-control studies.
Gene - 10 Nov 2012
Wang Yang, Yang Baohong, Ren Xiubao
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INTRODUCTION: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a family of endogenous, small and noncoding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression by suppressing translation or degrading mRNAs. Recently, many studies investigated the association between hsa-miR-499 rs3746444 polymorphism and cancer risk, which showed inconclusive results. METHODOLOGY/MAIN RESULTS: We conducted a meta-analysis of 17 studies that included 7842 cancer...
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