Genome-wide analysis of microRNA and mRNA expression signatures in cancer

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1200-1211

  Li, Ming Hui ^a   Fu, Sheng Bo ^a   Xiao, Hua Sheng ^a  

^a Shanghai Kexin Biotech Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

biomarker; cancer; gene signature; genome wide analysis; miRNA; mRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; TUMOR MARKER;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; STOMACH CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS, TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NEOPLASMS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84943265413     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: 17457254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aps.2015.67     Document Type: Review

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