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Query: UMLS:C0699790 (colon cancer)
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A new algorithm has been developed for bioinformatics search of putative serum markers of cancer, which includes: 1) identification of microRNAs that are most often and most significantly overexpressed in tumors; 2) selection of mRNA targets regulated by microRNAs; 3) identification of mRNA targets encoding secreted proteins; 4) comparative analysis of mRNA transcription levels in normal and tumor tissues. Application of the algorithm led to discovery of seven putative serum markers of colon cancer: ADAMTS14, ANGPT2, CCL7, DEFA5, MMP11, MMP14, and PLAU. Experiments demonstrated that production of two out of seven proteins (MMP14 and DEFA5) is significantly increased in colon tumors vs. normal samples.
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PMID:[Identification of protein markers for serum diagnosis of cancer based on microRNA expression profiling]. 2163 25