Carcinogenesis
Study data from Tokyo Medical and Dental University update knowledge of carcinogenesis
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 31st, 2010
A report, 'miR-212 is downregulated and suppresses methyl-CpG-binding protein MeCP2 in human gastric cancer,' is newly published data in International Journal of Cancer Journal International Du Cancer. "To clarify the role of micro (mi) RNAs in gastric carcinogenesis, we studied the expression and function of miRNAs in gastric carcinoma (GC) cells. Initially, we performed microarray analysis using total RNA from 3 human GC cell lines and noncancerous gastric tissue," scientists in Tokyo, Japan report.
"Among the downregulated miRNAs in GC cells, miR-212 expression was decreased in all 8 GC cell lines examined and a significant decrease of miR-212 expression in...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-08-31)
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