A genetic variant in primary miR-378 is associated with risk and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Chinese population.

BACKGROUND: MiR-378 has been reported to be related to cell survival, tumor growth and angiogenesis and may participate in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development and prognosis. Genetic variants in primary miR-378 (pri-miR-378) may impact miR-378 expression and contribute to HCC risk and survival...

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Main Authors: Jiaze An, Jibin Liu, Li Liu, Yao Liu, Yun Pan, Mingde Huang, Fuzhen Qi, Juan Wen, Kaipeng Xie, Hongxia Ma, Hongbing Shen, Zhibin Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3994025?pdf=render