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miRNAs as biomarkers in prostate cancer

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Current prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis is based in the serum prostate-specific antigen biomarker and digital rectal examination. However, these methods are limited by a low predictive value (24–37 %) and a high risk of mistaken results. During last years, new promising biomarkers such as Prostate Cancer Antigen 3 (PCA-3) and TMPRSS2-ETS fusion genes have been evaluated for their clinical use. However, the search of new biomarkers that could be used for PCa diagnosis and prognosis is still needed. Recent studies have demonstrated that the aberrant expression of microRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression, is related with the development of several cancers, including PCa. Since miRNAs serve as phenotypic signatures of different cancers, they appear as potential diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tools. Here, we review the current knowledge of miRNA expression patterns in PCa and their role in PCa prognosis and therapeutics.

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This study is supported by Grants FIS PI10/01206 and FI11/00505 from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III; and ACOMP12/029 from the Generalitat Valenciana.

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  1. Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Profesor Beltran Baguena 8, 46009, Valencia, Spain

    Irene Casanova-Salas, Antonio Fernández-Serra & Jose Antonio López-Guerrero

  2. Department of Urology, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain

    José Rubio-Briones

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Casanova-Salas, I., Rubio-Briones, J., Fernández-Serra, A. et al. miRNAs as biomarkers in prostate cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 14, 803–811 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-012-0877-0

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