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MicroRNA-96: A therapeutic and diagnostic tumor marker

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IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 3-13

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MASHHAD UNIV MED SCIENCES
DOI: 10.22038/IJBMS.2021.59604.13226

Keywords

Cancer; Diagnosis; MicroRNA; MiR-96; Prognosis

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Cancer is a major global health challenge, and late diagnosis in advanced stages of the disease is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Non-invasive diagnostic methods are needed for early detection of tumors. MiR-96, a stable circulating miRNA, plays important roles in tumor progression and metastasis, and can serve as an efficient non-invasive tumor marker.
Cancer has been always considered as one of the main human health challenges worldwide. One of the main causes of cancer-related mortality is late diagnosis in the advanced stages of the disease, which reduces the therapeutic efficiency. Therefore, novel non-invasive diagnostic methods are required for the early detection of tumors and improving the quality of life and survival in cancer patients. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have pivotal roles in various cellular processes such as cell proliferation, motility, and neoplastic transformation. Since circulating miRNAs have high stability in body fluids, they can be suggested as efficient noninvasive tumor markers. MiR-96 belongs to the miR-183-96-182 cluster that regulates cell migration and tumor progression as an oncogene or tumor suppressor by targeting various genes in solid tumors. In the present review, we have summarized all of the studies that assessed the role of miR-96 during tumor progression. This review clarifies the molecular mechanisms and target genes recruited by miR-96 to regulate tumor progression and metastasis. It was observed that miR-96 mainly affects tumorigenesis by targeting the structural proteins and FOXO transcription factors.

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