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SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Camino A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5955428 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gutierrez-Camino Angela A Martin-Guerrero Idoia I Dolzan Vita V Jazbec Janez J Carbone-Bañeres Ana A Garcia de Andoin Nagore N Sastre Ana A Astigarraga Itziar I Navajas Aurora A Garcia-Orad Africa A
Oncotarget 20180501 33
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children. Numerous studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) could play a role in this disease. Nowadays, more than 2500 miRNAs have been described, that regulate more than 50% of genes, including those involved in B-cell maturation, differentiation and proliferation. Genetic variants in miRNAs can alter their own levels or function, affecting their target gene expression, and then, may affect ALL risk. Therefore, the aim of this s ...[more]