Circulating microRNAs, miR-939, miR-595, miR-519d and miR-494, Identify Cirrhotic Patients with HCC.

The performance of circulating biomarkers for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is sub-optimal. In this study we tested circulating microRNAs as biomarkers for HCC in cirrhotic patients by performing a two stage study: a discovery phase conducted by microarray and a validation phase pe...

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Main Authors: Francesca Fornari, Manuela Ferracin, Davide Trerè, Maddalena Milazzo, Sara Marinelli, Marzia Galassi, Laura Venerandi, Daniela Pollutri, Clarissa Patrizi, Alberto Borghi, Francesco G Foschi, Giuseppe F Stefanini, Massimo Negrini, Luigi Bolondi, Laura Gramantieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4624953?pdf=render