The validity of circulating microRNAs in oncology: five years of challenges and contradictions.
Mol Oncol
; 8(4): 819-29, 2014 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in circulation have received an increasing amount of interest as potential minimal invasive diagnostic tools in oncology. Several diagnostic, prognostic and predictive signatures have been proposed for a variety of cancers at different stages of disease, but these have not been subjected to a critical review regarding their validity reproducible identification in comparable studies and/or with different platforms of miRNA detection. In this review, we will critically address the results of circulating miRNA research in oncology that have been published between January 2008 and June 2013 (5.5 years), and discuss pre-analytical challenges, technological pitfalls and limitations that may contribute to the non-reproducibility of circulating miRNA research.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Análise Química do Sangue
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MicroRNAs
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Oncol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá