MicroRNAs in brain metastases: Potential role as diagnostics and therapeutics

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 10508-10526

  Alsidawi, Samer ^a   Malek, Ehsan ^a   Driscoll, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagomirs; Brain metastases; miRNA replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTAGOMIR; FLUOROURACIL; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 1; MICRORNA 10B; MICRORNA 1258; MICRORNA 143; MICRORNA 145; MICRORNA 146; MICRORNA 19A; MICRORNA 200; MICRORNA 210; MICRORNA 22; MICRORNA 29C; MICRORNA 31; MICRORNA 328; MICRORNA 378; MICRORNA 7; MICRORNA 768; MICRORNA 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; COLON CANCER; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST TUMOR; COLON TUMOR; GENETICS; LUNG TUMOR; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SECONDARY; TUMOR EMBOLISM;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA; MICRORNAS; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE;

EID: 84902282608     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms150610508     Document Type: Review

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