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Editorial
. 2022 Feb 10;14(4):872.
doi: 10.3390/cancers14040872.

The Role of microRNAs in Cancer: Functions, Biomarkers and Therapeutics

Paola Tucci  1
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Editorial

The Role of microRNAs in Cancer: Functions, Biomarkers and Therapeutics

Paola Tucci. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRs) are small non-coding RNAs acting as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression with important roles in almost all biological pathways, including development, differentiation, cell cycle, proliferation, and apoptosis [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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