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MicroRNAs in Endocrine Diseases

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MicroRNAs are noncoding single-stranded 18- to 24-nt long RNAs that regulate diverse cellular processes, including cell death and proliferation.1 Production and function of microRNA requires a set of proteins.2.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Simion Chiosea MD (Assistant Professor)

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    Jennifer L. Hunt

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Chiosea, S. (2010). MicroRNAs in Endocrine Diseases. In: Hunt, J. (eds) Molecular Pathology of Endocrine Diseases. Molecular Pathology Library, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1707-2_3

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