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MicroRNA in situ hybridization for cancer diagnosis

Summary: MicroRNAs (miRNA) are approximately 19–24 nucleotides in length and base-pair to complementary sites within messenger RNA (mRNA). Aided by the “RISC” complex this binding functions to promote down-regulation of the mRNA’s protein product. MicroRNAs are an...

miRNA-ISH for Cancer of Unknown Primary

Summary: World-wide approximately 5% of all cancers are determined to have an occult or unknown primary location, upon initial assessment, prior to completing a full pathology report. [Oien] Unfortunately in 20-50% of CUP cases the primary tumor is never found....