| Literature DB >> 24914331 |
Hai-Bing Hua1, Ting-Ting Yan1, Qing-Min Sun1.
Abstract
miRNAs are endogenous 19- to 25-nt noncoding RNAs that can negatively regulate gene expression by directly cleaving target mRNA or by inhibiting its translation. Recent studies have revealed that miRNA plays a significant role in gastric cancer development either as a tumor suppressor gene or oncogene. miRNA-single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), as a novel class of functional SNPs/polymorphisms, have been identified as candidate biomarkers for gastric cancer susceptibility. On the basis of recent data, the present review summarizes current knowledge of the functional effects of miRNA-SNPs and their importance as candidate gastric cancer biomarkers. Additionally, this review also includes a meta-analysis of the most frequently studied miRNA-SNPs in gastric cancer.Entities:
Keywords: Gastric cancer; Polymorphism; Risk; miRNA
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24914331 PMCID: PMC4024780 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i19.5700
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742