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SUBMITTER: Chatterjee N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5613763 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current pathobiology reports 20170119 1
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>The goals of this review are to examine the usefulness of miRNAs as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for cancer and to evaluate the applicability of miRNAs as cancer therapeutics.<h4>Recent findings</h4>Examination of miRNA milieu from body fluids offers a new alternative for quick, affordable and easy analysis of disease status in patients. Blood-based exosomal miRNAs have increased stability and are an excellent choice for clinical cancer diagnostics and prognosti ...[more]