The role of circulating microRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma

Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 78-104

  Tsao, Simon Chang Hao ^a,b   Behren, Andreas ^b   Cebon, Jonathan ^b   Christophi, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circulating microRNA; Diagnosis; HCC; Hepatocellular carcinoma; MicroRNA; Prognosis; Review; Serum microRNA; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; TUMOR MARKER;

BLOOD; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICRORNAS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84918802423     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/4299     Document Type: Review

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