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Title
Germline mutation of microRNA-125a is associated with breast cancer
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Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that inhibit expression of specific target genes at the posttranscriptional level. MiRNAs are often found to be misregulated in human cancer, and they can act as either potent oncogenes or tumour suppressor genes. Here we show that a germline mutation in mature miR-125a is highly associated with breast cancer tumorigenesis, suggesting that miR-125a is likely to function as a tumour suppressor gene in human cancer.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of medical genetics. - London, 1964, currens
Publication
London : British Medical Association , 2009
ISSN
0022-2593 [Print]
1468-6244 [Online]
DOI
10.1136/JMG.2008.063123
Volume/pages
46 :5 (2009) , p. 358-360
ISI
000265665200012
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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