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Editorial
. 2019 Apr 23;20(8):1987.
doi: 10.3390/ijms20081987.

Celebrating 25 Years of MicroRNA Research: From Discovery to Clinical Application

Lorenzo F Sempere  1
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Editorial

Celebrating 25 Years of MicroRNA Research: From Discovery to Clinical Application

Lorenzo F Sempere. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

In 1993, the Ambros lab reported the cloning and developmental function of lin-4, the first microRNA [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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