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ArticleMolecular cancer2008

Potential role of miR-9 and miR-223 in recurrent ovarian cancer.

Alexandros Laios, Sharon O'Toole, Richard Flavin, Cara Martin, Lynn Kelly, Martina Ring, Stephen P Finn, Ciara Barrett, Massimo Loda, Noreen Gleeson and 5 more

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Article in Molecular cancer, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 165 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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165 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 301 citations in OpenAlex.

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexandros LaiosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St, James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. alxlaios2000@yahoo.com
Sharon O'Toole
Richard Flavin
Cara Martin
Lynn Kelly
Martina Ring
Stephen P Finn
Ciara Barrett
Massimo Loda
Noreen Gleeson
Tom D'Arcy
Eamonn McGuinness
Orla Sheils
Brian Sheppard
John O' Leary
St. James's Hospital · IETrinity College Dublin · IEDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USHarvard University · US

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, noncoding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression by binding to target mRNAs. miRNAs have not been comprehensively studied in recurrent ovarian cancer, yet an incurable disease.

resultsUsing real-time RT-PCR, we obtained distinct miRNA expression profiles between primary and recurrent serous papillary ovarian adenocarcinomas (n = 6) in a subset of samples previously used in a transcriptome approach. Expression levels of top dysregulated miRNA genes, miR-223 and miR-9, were examined using TaqMan PCR in independent cohorts of fresh frozen (n = 18) and FFPE serous ovarian tumours (n = 22). Concordance was observed on TaqMan analysis for miR-223 and miR-9 between the training cohort and the independent test cohorts. Target prediction analysis for the above miRNA "recurrent metastatic signature" identified genes previously validated in our transcriptome study. Common biological pathways well characterised in ovarian cancer were shared by miR-9 and miR-223 lists of predicted target genes. We provide strong evidence that miR-9 acts as a putative tumour suppressor gene in recurrent ovarian cancer. Components of the miRNA processing machinery, such as Dicer and Drosha are not responsible for miRNA deregulation in recurrent ovarian cancer, as deluded by TaqMan and immunohistochemistry.

conclusionWe propose a miRNA model for the molecular pathogenesis of recurrent ovarian cancer. Some of the differentially deregulated miRNAs identified correlate with our previous transcriptome findings. Based on integrated transcriptome and miRNA analysis, miR-9 and miR-223 can be of potential importance as biomarkers in recurrent ovarian cancer.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorEukaryotic Initiation FactorsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicroRNAsMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionBiomarkers, TumorEIF6 protein, humanEukaryotic Initiation FactorsMicroRNAsMIR223, humanRibonuclease III

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PMID18442408
PMCPMC2383925
OpenAlexW2105312329

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