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Breast Cancer
Study results from Johns Hopkins University update understanding of breast cancer
June 4th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Proteomics, "MicroRNA (miRNA) play essential roles in biological processes ranging from cellular proliferation to apoptosis. Recently, miRNA have also been implicated in a number of diseases including cancers." "However, the targets of most miRNA remain unknown. The majority of reports describing identification of miRNA targets are based on computational approaches or detection of altered mRNA levels despite the fact that most miRNA are thought to regulate their targets primarily at the level of translational inhibition in animals. miR-21 is a miRNA with oncogenic activity that is involved in various...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-04)
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