Upregulation of the long non-coding RNA CASC9 as a biomarker for squamous cell carcinoma.

Madeleine SassenbergJohanna DroopWolfgang A Schulz Dimo Dietrich Sophia Marie LoickConstanze WiekKathrin ScheckenbachNadine Therese Gaisa Michèle Janine Hoffmann

Published in: BMC cancer (2019)

CASC9 is a promising biomarker for HNSCC detection. While regularly overexpressed, however, this lncRNA does not seem to act as a major driver of development or progression in this tumor.

Keyphrases

long non coding rna
poor prognosis
squamous cell carcinoma
cell proliferation
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
signaling pathway
sensitive detection