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Progress of polymorphism in microRNA and microRNA target sites

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  • 1. Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to DiseasesMinistry of Education, the Central Laboratory For Biomedical Research, Medical School, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China; 2. Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Medical School, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to DiseasesMinistry of Education, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China

Received date: 2010-01-10

  Revised date: 2010-03-23

  Online published: 2010-11-25

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which are evolutionarily well-conserved, 21- to 23-nucleotide-long, small non-coding RNAs, are widely involved in the regulation of multiple biological processes, such as development, organogenesis, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. Recent studies have shown that polymorphism in miRNAs and their target sites are closely related to various diseases, such as tumor and cardiological diseases. This review introduces recent progresses on polymorphism in microRNAs and their targeting sites and the related diseases.

Key words: microRNAs; polymorphism; disease

Cite this article

LIU Li-Yang, XU Ji-Ru, SONG Cha-Sheng, HUANG Chen . Progress of polymorphism in microRNA and microRNA target sites[J]. Hereditas(Beijing), 2010 , 32(11) : 1091 -1096 . DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2010.01091

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