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ReviewNature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology2018

Non-coding RNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma: molecular functions and pathological implications.

Chun-Ming Wong, Felice Ho-Ching Tsang, Irene Oi-Lin Ng

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Review in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 274 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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274citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

274 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 439 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chun-Ming WongDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Block T, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Felice Ho-Ching TsangDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Block T, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Irene Oi-Lin NgDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Block T, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
University of Hong Kong · HKQueen Mary Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading lethal malignancy worldwide. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying liver carcinogenesis remain poorly understood. Over the past two decades, overwhelming evidence has demonstrated the regulatory roles of different classes of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in liver carcinogenesis related to a number of aetiologies, including HBV, HCV and NAFLD. Among the ncRNAs, microRNAs, which belong to a distinct class of small ncRNAs, have been proven to play a crucial role in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Deregulation of microRNAs has been broadly implicated in the inactivation of tumour-suppressor genes and activation of oncogenes in HCC. Modern high-throughput sequencing analyses have unprecedentedly identified a very large number of non-coding transcripts. Divergent groups of long ncRNAs have been implicated in liver carcinogenesis through interactions with DNA, RNA or proteins. Overall, ncRNAs represent a burgeoning field of cancer research, and we are only beginning to understand the importance and complicity of the ncRNAs in liver carcinogenesis. In this Review, we summarize the common deregulation of small and long ncRNAs in human HCC. We also comprehensively review the pathological roles of ncRNAs in liver carcinogenesis, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and HCC metastasis and discuss the potential applications of ncRNAs as diagnostic tools and therapeutic targets in human HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularHumansLiver NeoplasmsMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, UntranslatedMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, Untranslated

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PMID29317776
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