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Your genes are blueprints for proteins, and molecules called
microRNA can help to determine how often these genetic blueprints are
manufactured into proteins. Researchers often ask what microRNA regulates a
gene related to disease. Or what gene is regulated by a microRNA found in sick
patients? The answers to these questions could help doctors and researchers
manipulate protein levels in the body that cause disease, especially cancer. A
University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the top-ranked
journal Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) describes a database named multiMiR, the
most comprehensive database collecting information about microRNAs and their
targets.
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