Current approaches to micro-RNA analysis and target gene prediction

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-158

  Lhakhang, Tenzin W ^a   Chaudhry, M Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Micro RNA; Target genes

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

EID: 84855804597     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-011-0060-2     Document Type: Review

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