Classifying microRNAs in cancer: The good, the bad and the ugly

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer

Volumn 1775, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-282

  Voorhoeve, P Mathijs ^a   Agami, Reuven ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canalization; Cancer; MicroRNA; MiRNA; Oncogene; Tumor suppressor

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CANCER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250189512     PISSN: 0304419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2006.11.003     Document Type: Review

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