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Colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability display unique miRNA profiles

ABSTRACT: Analysis of microRNA expression of tumoral and non-tumoral colonic tissues. The aim of this study was to analyze the global miRNA signatures in various groups of well-characterized CRCs based on the presence of microsatellite instability (MSI). Total RNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from 4 different groups (normal colonic mucosa, Lynch syndrome tumors, sporadic MSI tumors and MSS tumors) was isolated using the RecoverAll Total Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit (Ambion) according to manufacturer instructions. MiRNA expression profiles were analyzed using miRNA microarray platform.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Juanjo Lozano

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-30454 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability display unique miRNA profiles.

Balaguer Francesc F Moreira Leticia L Lozano Juan Jose JJ Link Alexander A Ramirez Georgina G Shen Yan Y Cuatrecasas Miriam M Arnold Mildred M Meltzer Stephen J SJ Syngal Sapna S Stoffel Elena E Jover Rodrigo R Llor Xavier X Castells Antoni A Boland C Richard CR Gironella Meritxell M Goel Ajay A

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 20110815 19

<h4>Purpose</h4>microRNAs (miRNA) are small noncoding transcripts that play an important role in carcinogenesis. miRNA expression profiles have been shown to discriminate between different types of cancers. The aim of this study was to analyze global miRNA signatures in various groups of colorectal cancers (CRC) based on the presence of microsatellite instability (MSI).<h4>Experimental design</h4>We analyzed genome-wide miRNA expression profiles in 54 CRC tissues [22 with Lynch syndrome, 13 with ...[more]

PMID: 21844009

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Colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability display unique miRNA profiles

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