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Circulating miR-16-5p, miR-92a-3p, and miR-451a in Plasma from Lung Cancer Patients: Potential Application in Early Detection and a Regulatory Role in Tumorigenesis Pathways.

Patrícia Pintor ReisSandra A DrigoRobson Francisco CarvalhoRainer Marco Lopez LapaTainara F FelixDevalben PatelDangxiao ChengMelania PintilieGeoffrey LiuMing Sound Tsao
Published in: Cancers (2020)
The 3-miRNA signature (miR-16-5p, miR-92a-3p, miR-451a) had high specificity (100%) and sensitivity (84%) to predict cancer (LUAD and LUSC). These miRNAs are predicted to modulate genes and pathways with known roles in lung tumorigenesis, including EGFR, K-RAS, and PI3K/AKT signaling, suggesting that the 3-miRNA signature is biologically relevant in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.
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