Journal of International Oncology ›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (10): 769-772.

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Circulating microRNA in colorectal cancer

 XU  Ling-Ling, WU  Jing   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
  • Online:2012-10-31 Published:2012-10-31
  • Contact: WU Jing, E-mail: wujing36@163.com E-mail:wujing36@163.com

Abstract: In colorectal cancer, there are multiple abnormally expressed microRNA(miRNA), suggesting that the miRNA may be involved in tumor development process. Recently, more and more evidence shows that miRNA are more stable in the blood, compared with mRNA, which makes circulating miRNA are helpful to become the noninvasive tumor marker for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis evaluation in colorectal cancer.

Key words: Colorectal neoplasms, Tumor markers, Circulating microRNA