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MicroRNA Biomarkers as Promising Tools for Early Colorectal Cancer Screening-A Comprehensive Review.


ABSTRACT: Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as the third most prevalent cancer worldwide. Early detection of this neoplasia has proven to improve prognosis, resulting in a 90% increase in survival. However, available CRC screening methods have limitations, requiring the development of new tools. MicroRNA biomarkers have emerged as a powerful screening tool, as they are highly expressed in CRC patients and easily detectable in several biological samples. While microRNAs are extensively studied in blood samples, recent interest has now arisen in other samples, such as stool samples, where they can be combined with existing screening methods. Among the microRNAs described in the literature, microRNA-21-5p and microRNA-92a-3p and their cluster have demonstrated high potential for early CRC screening. Furthermore, the combination of multiple microRNAs has shown improved performance in CRC detection compared to individual microRNAs. This review aims to assess the available data in the literature on microRNAs as promising biomarkers for early CRC screening, explore their advantages and disadvantages, and discuss the optimal study characteristics for analyzing these biomarkers.

SUBMITTER: Santos DAR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10341417 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MicroRNA Biomarkers as Promising Tools for Early Colorectal Cancer Screening-A Comprehensive Review.

Santos Daniela A R DAR   Gaiteiro Cristiana C   Santos Marlene M   Santos Lúcio L   Dinis-Ribeiro Mário M   Lima Luís L  

International journal of molecular sciences 20230703 13


Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as the third most prevalent cancer worldwide. Early detection of this neoplasia has proven to improve prognosis, resulting in a 90% increase in survival. However, available CRC screening methods have limitations, requiring the development of new tools. MicroRNA biomarkers have emerged as a powerful screening tool, as they are highly expressed in CRC patients and easily detectable in several biological samples. While microRNAs are extensively studied in blood samples  ...[more]

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