Comparison of circulating, hepatocyte specific messenger RNA and microRNA as biomarkers for chronic hepatitis B and C.

Circulating microRNAs have been widely recognized as a novel category of biomarker in a variety of physiological and pathological conditions. Other reports revealed that fragments of organ specific messenger RNAs are also detectable in serum/plasma and can be utilized as sensitive indicators of live...

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Main Authors: Xiaonan Zhang, Zhanqing Zhang, Fahui Dai, Bisheng Shi, Liang Chen, Xinxin Zhang, Guoqing Zang, Jiming Zhang, Xiaorong Chen, Fangxing Qian, Yunwen Hu, Zhenghong Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3958472?pdf=render