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Long Non-Coding RNA as Potential Biomarker for Prostate Cancer: Is It Making a Difference?

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  • Junli Deng

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
    Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha 410078, China)

  • Jie Tang

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
    Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha 410078, China)

  • Guo Wang

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
    Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha 410078, China)

  • Yuan-Shan Zhu

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
    Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha 410078, China
    Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA)

Abstract

Whole genome transcriptomic analyses have identified numerous long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) transcripts that are increasingly implicated in cancer biology. LncRNAs are found to promote essential cancer cell functions such as proliferation, invasion, and metastasis, with the potential to serve as novel biomarkers of various cancers and to further reveal uncharacterized aspects of tumor biology. However, the biological and molecular mechanisms as well as the clinical applications of lncRNAs in diverse diseases are not completely understood, and remain to be fully explored. LncRNAs may be critical players and regulators in prostate cancer carcinogenesis and progression, and could serve as potential biomarkers for prostate cancer. This review focuses on lncRNA biomarkers that are already available for clinical use and provides an overview of lncRNA biomarkers that are under investigation for clinical development in prostate cancer.

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  • Junli Deng & Jie Tang & Guo Wang & Yuan-Shan Zhu, 2017. "Long Non-Coding RNA as Potential Biomarker for Prostate Cancer: Is It Making a Difference?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:3:p:270-:d:92415
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    prostate cancer; lncRNAs; PCA3; biomarkers;
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