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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Kathy Chan
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-68054 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Ng Pak Cheung PC Chan Kathy Yuen Yee KY Leung Kam Tong KT Tam Yuk Him YH Ma Terence Ping Yuen TP Lam Hugh Simon HS Cheung Hon Ming HM Lee Kim Hung KH To Ka Fai KF Li Karen K
PloS one 20150814 8
<h4>Background</h4>Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) are acute intestinal conditions which could result in mortality and severe morbidity in preterm infants. Our objective was to identify dysregulated micro-RNAs (miRNAs) in small bowel tissues of NEC and SIP, and their possible roles in disease pathophysiology.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed differential miRNA arrays on tissues of NEC (n = 4), SIP (n = 4) and surgical-control (Surg-CTL; n = 4), and validat ...[more]