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Regulation of the expression of the liver cancer susceptibility gene MICA by microRNAs.
Scientific reports - 1 Jan 2013
Kishikawa Takahiro, Otsuka Motoyuki, Yoshikawa Takeshi, Ohno Motoko, Takata Akemi, Shibata Chikako, Kondo Yuji, Akanuma Masao, Yoshida Haruhiko, Koike Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a threat to public health worldwide. We previously identified the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at the promoter region of the MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A (MICA) gene with the risk of hepatitis-virus-related HCC. Because this SNP affects MICA expression levels, regulating MICA expression levels may be important in the prevention of HCC. We...
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