PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2017, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 277-280.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2017.03.018

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Research progress of miR-21 in esophageal cancer

JIN Jing,HE Yutong   

  1. Cancer Institute,The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University,Shijiazhuang 050011,China
  • Received:2017-01-04 Online:2017-06-28 Published:2017-07-04

Abstract: Esophageal cancer is a common malignancy with a high incidence and a poor prognosis.MiR-21 is up-regulated in cancer tissues,blood and saliva of esophageal cancer patients.Its abnormal expression is closely related to the development of esophageal cancer.MiR-21 plays an important role in the regulation of tumor-related target genes,especially in the diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of esophageal cancer.

Key words: Esophageal cancer, microRNA, miR-21, Review literature

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