TY  - BOOK
AU  - Slack,Frank J.
TI  - MicroRNAs in development and cancer 
T2  - Molecular medicine and medicinal chemistry
SN  - 9781848163676
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London, Singapore
PB  - Imperial College Press, World Scientific [distributor]
KW  - Small interfering RNA
KW  - Cancer
KW  - MicroRNA
KW  - Tumor markers
KW  - Genetic regulation
KW  - MicroRNAs
KW  - Neoplasms
KW  - genetics
KW  - therapy
KW  - Biomarkers, Tumor
KW  - Gene Expression Regulation
KW  - RNA, Small Interfering
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to gene regulation by small RNAs -- The emerging non-coding RNA world -- MicroRNAs in C. elegans development -- MicroRNAs in mammalian development -- MicroRNAs in hematopoietic development -- MicroRNAs function as tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes -- Simultaneous detection of primary, precursor and mature microRNAs by qPCR -- Single nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNAs and microRNA binding sites with roles in cancer -- MicroRNAs as potential diagnostics and therapeutics -- MicroRNA target prediction -- Non-coding RNAs in cancer: the other part of the story
N2  - "MicroRNAs have recently emerged as key regulators of gene expression during development and are frequently misexpressed in human disease states, in particular cancer. These 22-nucleotide-long transcripts act to promote or repress cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis during development, all of which are processes that go awry in cancer. Thus, microRNAs have the ability to behave like oncogenes or tumor suppressors. In addition, their small size and molecular properties make them amenable as targets and therapeutics in cancer treatment. This book goes into detail on how microRNAs represent a paradigm shift in thinking about gene regulation during development and disease, and provide the oncologist with a potentially powerful new battery of agents to diagnose and treat cancer."--Page 4 of cover
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