Profiling of 95 MicroRNAs in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines and Surgical Specimens by Real Time PCR Analysis

摘要

BackgroundMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in cancer pathogenesis, apoptosis and cell growth, thereby functioning as either tumor suppressors or oncogenes. However, expression alterations and roles of these miRNAs in pancreatic cancer are largely unknown. We hypothesize that pancreatic cancer may have a unique miRNA profile, which may play a critical role in pancreatic cancer development, progression, diagnosis and prognosis.