Comprehensive microRNA analysis identifies miR-24 and miR-125a-5p as plasma biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are present in human plasma and known as a non-invasive biomarker for cancer detection. Our study was designed to identify plasma miRNAs specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by a comprehensive array approach. We performed a systematic, array-based miRNA analysis on plasma sample...

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Main Authors: Koichi Murata, Moritoshi Furu, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Masahiro Ishikawa, Hideyuki Shibuya, Motomu Hashimoto, Yoshitaka Imura, Takao Fujii, Hiromu Ito, Tsuneyo Mimori, Shuichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3715465?pdf=render