SNP Regulation of microRNA Expression and Subsequent Colon Cancer Risk.

<h4>Introduction</h4>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and as such have been implicated in a variety of diseases, including cancer. MiRNAs regulate mRNAs through binding of the miRNA 5' seed sequence (~7-8 nucleotides) to the mRNA 3' UTRs; polymorphisms in thes...

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Main Authors: Lila E Mullany, Roger K Wolff, Jennifer S Herrick, Matthew F Buas, Martha L Slattery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143894