Publication details
Expression Levels of Transcribed Ultraconserved Regions uc.73 and uc.388 Are Altered in Colorectal Cancer
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Oncology |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.karger.com/Article/Fulltext/336479 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000336479 |
| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | Colorectal cancer; Non-coding RNAs; Transcribed ultraconserved regions; uc.73; uc.388 |
| Description | The development of colorectal cancer (CRC) is characterized by multiple genetic alterations. Transcribed ultraconserved regions (T-UCRs) are a subset of 481 sequenc es longer than 200 bp, which are absolutely conserved between orthologous regions of human, rat and mouse genomes, and are actively transcribed. It has recently been proven in cancer systems that differentially expressed T-UCRs could alter the functional characteristics of malignant cells. Genome-wide profiling revealed that T-UCRs have distinct signatures in human leukemia and carcinoma. |
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