The association between four genetic variants in microRNAs (rs11614913, rs2910164, rs3746444, rs2292832) and cancer risk: evidence from published studies.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) participate in diverse biological pathways and may act as either tumor suppressor genes or oncogenes. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in miRNA may contribute to cancer development with changes in the microRNA's properties and/or maturation. Polymorphisms in miRNAs have...

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Main Authors: Bangshun He, Yuqin Pan, William C Cho, Yeqiong Xu, Ling Gu, Zhenglin Nie, Liping Chen, Guoqi Song, Tianyi Gao, Rui Li, Shukui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498348?pdf=render