MicroRNA in lung cancer: Novel biomarkers and potential tools for treatment

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Inamura, Kentaro ^a   Ishikawa, Yuichi ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoma; Driver mutation; Histology; MiRNA; Molecular pathology; Morphology; Mutation; Oncology; Plasma; Serum; Sputum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 200; MICRORNA 21; MICRORNA 221; MICRORNA 222; MICRORNA 34A; RNA POLYMERASE II;

BIOGENESIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; ONCOGENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 85048796170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jcm5030036     Document Type: Review

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