Mir-23a impairs bone differentiation in osteosarcoma via down-regulation of GJA1

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer in children and adolescents. Impaired differentiation of osteoblast cells is a distinguishing feature of this aggressive disease. As improvements in survival outcomes have largely plateaued, better understanding of the bone differentiation program...

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Main Authors: Yevgeniy eGindin, Yuan eJiang, Princy eFrancis, Robert L Walker, Ogan D Abaan, Yuelin J Zhu, Paul S Meltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00233/full