Role of signaling pathways and miRNAs in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 4175-4182

  Li, Pei Pei ^a   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; MiRNA; Signal pathway

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; CYCLIN D2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR 1; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 103; MICRORNA 106B; MICRORNA 132; MICRORNA 151 3P; MICRORNA 155; MICRORNA 15A; MICRORNA 181; MICRORNA 186; MICRORNA 195; MICRORNA 203; MICRORNA 213; MICRORNA 221; MICRORNA 222; MICRORNA 29A; MICRORNA 34A; MICRORNA 34B; MICRORNA 34C; MICRORNA 640; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; X LINKED INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS;

CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; MICRORNAS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84887094217     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130414     Document Type: Review

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