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Association of cigarette smoking and microRNA expression in rectal cancer: Insight into tumor phenotype.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Dec 2016
Mullany Lila E, Herrick Jennifer S, Wolff Roger K, Stevens John R, Slattery Martha L
Abstract excerpt
Smoking is known to influence messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in colorectal cancer (CRC) cases. As microRNAs (miRNAs) are known repressors of mRNAs, we hypothesize that smoking may influence miRNA expression, thus altering mRNA expression. Our sample consisted of 1447 CRC cases that had normal colorectal mucosa and carcinoma miRNA data and lifestyle data. We examined current smoking, current versus never and...
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