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Review
. 2016 Oct;209(10):445-455.
doi: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2016.09.005. Epub 2016 Sep 13.

The emerging role of long non-coding RNAs in endometrial cancer

Konii Takenaka  1 , Bei Jun Chen  1 , Susan C Modesitt  2 , Frances L Byrne  1 , Kyle L Hoehn  1 , Michael Janitz  3
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The emerging role of long non-coding RNAs in endometrial cancer

Konii Takenaka et al. Cancer Genet. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

The human genome is pervasively transcribed and approximately 98% of the genome is non-coding. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a heterogeneous group of RNA transcripts that are >200 nucleotides in length with minimal to no protein-coding potential. Similar to proteins, lncRNAs have important biological functions in both normal cells and disease states including many types of cancer. This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of lncRNAs in cancer biology and highlights the potential for lncRNA as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutics. Herein we focus on the poorly understood role of lncRNAs in endometrial cancer, the most common gynecologic malignancy in the developed world.

Keywords: Endometrial cancer; gene expression; lincRNAs; long non-coding RNAs; transcriptome.

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