Transcriptome profiling of microRNA by Next-Gen deep sequencing reveals known and novel miRNA species in the lipid fraction of human breast milk.

While breast milk has unique health advantages for infants, the mechanisms by which it regulates the physiology of newborns are incompletely understood. miRNAs have been described as functioning transcellularly, and have been previously isolated in cell-free and exosomal form from bodily liquids (se...

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Main Authors: Erika M Munch, R Alan Harris, Mahmoud Mohammad, Ashley L Benham, Sasha M Pejerrey, Lori Showalter, Min Hu, Cynthia D Shope, Patricia D Maningat, Preethi H Gunaratne, Morey Haymond, Kjersti Aagaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3572105?pdf=render