Circulating miRNA-21-5p as a diagnostic biomarker for pancreatic cancer: evidence from comprehensive miRNA expression profiling analysis and clinical validation

Abstract Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly fatal disease worldwide and is often misdiagnosed in its early stages. The exploration of novel non-invasive biomarkers will definitely benefit PC patients. Recently, circulating miRNAs in body fluids are emerging as non-invasive biomarkers for PC diagnosi...

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Main Authors: Kai Qu, Xing Zhang, Ting Lin, Tian Liu, Zhixin Wang, Sushun Liu, Lei Zhou, Jichao Wei, Hulin Chang, Ke Li, Zheng Wang, Chang Liu, Zheng Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01904-z