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SUBMITTER: Kwok GT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6084838 | biostudies-other | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kwok Grace T GT Zhao Jing Ting JT Weiss Jocelyn J Mugridge Nancy N Brahmbhatt Himanshu H MacDiarmid Jennifer A JA Robinson Bruce G BG Sidhu Stan B SB
Non-coding RNA research 20170901 3-4
The search for targeted novel therapies for cancer is ongoing. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) display a number of characteristics making them an attractive and realisable option. In this review, we explore these applications, ranging from diagnostics, prognostics, disease surveillance, to being a primary therapy or a tool to sensitise patients to treatment modalities such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We take a particular perspective towards miRNAs and their impact on rare cancers. Advancement in the de ...[more]