MicroRNAs as new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in urological tumors

Critical Reviews in Oncogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 289-303

  Fendler, Annika ^a   Jung, Klaus ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Diagnostic marker; microRNA; Prognostic marker; Prostate cancer; Renal cell cancer; Testicular germ cell tumors; Therapy surveillance

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 1; MICRORNA 10; MICRORNA 100; MICRORNA 101; MICRORNA 107; MICRORNA 10B; MICRORNA 1233; MICRORNA 141; MICRORNA 143; MICRORNA 145; MICRORNA 15A; MICRORNA 200B; MICRORNA 205; MICRORNA 21; MICRORNA 218; MICRORNA 221; MICRORNA 222; MICRORNA 23B; MICRORNA 26A; MICRORNA 27; MICRORNA 298; MICRORNA 33; MICRORNA 34A; MICRORNA 378; MICRORNA 452; MICRORNA 9; MICRORNA 92; MICRORNA 96; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BODY FLUID; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PROGNOSIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TISSUE WATER; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84876523384     PISSN: 08939675     EISSN: 21626448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevOncog.2013007176     Document Type: Article

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