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SUBMITTER: Erdmann K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7312501 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Erdmann Kati K Salomo Karsten K Klimova Anna A Heberling Ulrike U Lohse-Fischer Andrea A Fuehrer Romy R Thomas Christian C Roeder Ingo I Froehner Michael M Wirth Manfred P MP Fuessel Susanne S
International journal of molecular sciences 20200527 11
Currently, voided urine cytology (VUC) serves as the gold standard for the detection of bladder cancer (BCa) in urine. Despite its high specificity, VUC has shortcomings in terms of sensitivity. Therefore, alternative biomarkers are being searched, which might overcome these disadvantages as a useful adjunct to VUC. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of the urinary levels of selected microRNAs (miRs), which might represent such alternative biomarkers due to their BCa- ...[more]