MicroRNAs in Cancer

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4665-7676-6
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 428 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 725 g

The book explores the role of miRNAs in the development, progression, invasion, and metastasis of diverse types of cancer. It reviews their potential for applications in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic targets. In addition it discusses the potential use in translational medicine. Chapters present comprehensive and expert perspectives on the roles of miRNAs in most common cancers from bench to bedside applications and are written by an international team of renowned experts in the field. This book is a landmark work providing up-to-date research on miRNAs and their important roles in cancer translational research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lopez-Camarillo, Cesar

Marchat, Laurence A.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Breast Cancer MicroRNAs: Signaling Networks and Clinical Applications. microRNAs in Breast Cancer Development. MicroRNAs Controlling Invasion and Metastasis in Breast Cancer. Endometrial Cancer and MicroRNAs. microRNAs in Cervical Cancer: Evidences of a miRNA de-regulation caused by HPV. microRNAs in Prostate Cancer. MicroRNA Deregulations in Gastric Cancer. microRNAs in Colorectal Cancer. MicroRNAs in Lung Cancer: From Genomics to Clinical Applications. microRNAs in Melanoma. microRNAs in Medulloblastomas. Extracellular microRNAs as Potential Biomarkers and Therapeutic Tools in Cancer. microRNAs as Potential Therapeutic Targets in Cancer. Regulation of microRNAs for Potential Cancer Therapeutics: The Paradigm Shift from Pathways to Perturbation of Gene Regulatory Networks. Systems and Network Biology in MicroRNA Based Personalized Medicine.

Über Autor(innen)

César López-Camarillo, Oncogenomics and Cancer Proteomics Laboratory, Autonomous University of Mexico City, Mexico City, México

Laurence A. Marchat, Multidisciplinary Program in Biomedicine, National School of Medicine and Homeopathy-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico