Systemic microRNAs: Novel biomarkers for colorectal and other cancers?

Gut

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1002-1004

  Heneghan, Helen M ^a   Miller, Nicola ^a   Kerin, Michael J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA ISOLATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; RNA, NEOPLASM; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954017677     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: 14683288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2009.200121     Document Type: Letter

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