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Review
. 2013 May 31:6:37.
doi: 10.1186/1756-8722-6-37.

Long non-coding RNA: a new player in cancer

Hua Zhang  1 , Zhenhua Chen, Xinxin Wang, Zunnan Huang, Zhiwei He, Yueqin Chen
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Review

Long non-coding RNA: a new player in cancer

Hua Zhang et al. J Hematol Oncol. .

Abstract

Emerging evidence showed that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in a wide range of biological processes and dysregulated lncRNAs are involved in many complex human diseases, including cancer. Although a few lncRNAs' functions in cancer have been characterized, the detailed regulatory mechanisms of majority of lncRNAs in cancer initiation and progression remain largely unknown. In this review, we summarized recent progress on the mechanisms and functions of lncRNAs in cancer, especially focusing on the oncogenic and tumor suppressive roles of the newly identified lncRNAs, and the pathways these novel molecules might be involved in. Their potentials as biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis in cancer are also discussed in this paper.

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