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Nature Genetics 39, 582 - 583 (2007)
doi:10.1038/ng0507-582
MicroRNAs as tumor suppressors
Scott M Hammond1
- Scott M. Hammond is in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. e-mail: Hammond@med.unc.edu
Abstract
Human cancers are characterized by widespread reduction in microRNA gene expression, but what role does this have in the pathobiology of the disease? A new study proves that reduction in microRNA expression does indeed promote tumorigenesis, changing the way we think about cancer.
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