Evaluation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNAs (hsa-miR-196a2 rs11614913 C/T) from Brazilian women with breast cancer

• Main Authors: Linhares José Juvenal (Author), Azevedo Marcos (Author), Siufi Adalberto Abraão (Author), de Carvalho Cristina Valleta (Author), Wolgien Maria Del Carmen Garcia Molina (Author), Noronha Emmanuelle Coelho (Author), Bonetti Tatiana Carvalho de Souza (Author), da Silva Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emerging evidence has shown that miRNAs are involved in human carcinogenesis as tumor suppressors or oncogenes. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in pre-miRNAs may affect the processing and therefore, influence the expre...