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SUBMITTER: Emamdoost F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5544632 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emamdoost Fatemeh F Khanahmad Hossein H Ganjalikhani-Hakemi Mazdak M Doosti Abbas A
Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 20161006 3
Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a cancer of leukemic stem cells (LSCs) with a rapid progression. It is characterized by overproduction of immature myeloid cells in bone marrow which crowds out normal hematopoietic stem cells (HSC). TIM-3, an immune regulatory molecule, is an LSC specific surface marker in AML with high expression on these cells compared to HSCs. Studies have indicated that micro RNAs (miRNAs) may play an important role in either cancer progression or suppression. Based on bioinformati ...[more]