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Identification of microRNA as novel circulating markers for presence of intracranial aneurysms

ABSTRACT: We carried out a case control study in an attempt to identify changes in circulating microRNAs in patients with intracranial aneurysms (IAs). We selected 40 cases (20 ruptured and 20 unruptured) and 20 healthy controls. We randomly selected 5 samples from each group and combined them into a sample pool. In this way we obtained 12 sample pools and one pool was used for a single microarray. Changes in microRNA levels in the plasma were surveyed with Agilent Human microRNA Microarray (Release 14.0, 8x15K). We identified 20 microRNAs that were unanimously changed in both ruptured and unruptured patients.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE50867 | GEO | 2013/09/14

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA219201

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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