PROGmiR: a tool for identifying prognostic miRNA biomarkers in multiple cancers using publicly available data.

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Background

Identification of prognostic biomarkers is hallmark of cancer genomics. Since miRNAs regulate expression of multiple genes, they act as potent biomarkers in several cancers. Identification of miRNAs that are prognostically important has been done sporadically, but no resource is available till date that allows users to study prognostics of miRNAs of interest, utilizing the wealth of available data, in major cancer types.

Description

In this paper, we present a web based tool that allows users to study prognostic properties of miRNAs in several cancer types, using publicly available data. We have compiled data from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and recently developed "The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)", to create this tool. The tool is called "PROG

SUBMITTER: Goswami CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3564827 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature