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The miR‑183/182/96 cluster functions as a potential carcinogenic factor and prognostic factor in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Jing Yuan
    • Rui Dong
    • Fei Liu
    • Lijun Zhan
    • Yu Liu
    • Jun Wei
    • Ninghua Wang
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  • Published online on: January 30, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7221
  • Pages: 2457-2464
  • Copyright: © Yuan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) is the most common type of renal cell carcinoma. While a number of treatments have been developed over the past few decades, the prognosis of patients with KIRC remains poor due to tumor metastasis and recurrence. Therefore, the molecular mechanisms of KIRC require to be elucidated in order to identify novel biomarkers. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been studied as important regulators of gene expression in a variety of cancer types. In the present study, a bioinformatics analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs in KIRC vs. normal tissues was performed based on raw miRNA expression data and patient information downloaded from the The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Furthermore, the clinical significance of differentially expressed miRNAs was evaluated, and their target genes and biological effects were further predicted. After applying the cut‑off criteria of an absolute fold change of ≥2 and P<0.05, 127 differentially expressed miRNAs between KIRC and normal tissues were identified. The product of the miR‑183/182/96 gene cluster, namely miR‑183, miR‑96 and miR‑182, was revealed to be associated with multiple clinicopathological features of KIRC and to have a significant predictive and prognostic value. Subsequent functional enrichment analysis indicated that the target genes of the three miRNAs are associated with various Panther pathways, including the α‑adrenergic receptor signaling pathway, metabotropic glutamate receptor group I pathway, histamine H1 receptor‑mediated signaling pathway and thyrotropin‑releasing hormone receptor signaling pathway. In addition, major enriched gene ontology terms in the category biological process included the intracellular signaling cascade, cellular macromolecule catabolic process and response to DNA damage stimulus. Taken together, the present study suggested that miR‑183, miR‑96 and miR‑182 may function as potential carcinogenic factors in KIRC and may be utilized as prognostic predictors.

Introduction

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of primary kidney malignancy and accounts for an estimated 90–95% of kidney cancer cases (1). At present, RCC ranks as the 7 and 9th most common cancer type among men and women, respectively (2). In ~40% of cases, metastasis to the ipsilateral renal vein or inferior vena cava has typically occurred at the time of RCC diagnosis (3). Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) is the most common type of RCC, accounting for ~75% of RCC cases (4). During the past few decades, a number of treatments have been developed for KIRC. However, due to tumor metastasis and recurrence, which are associated with poor prognosis, the therapeutic efficacy if limited (1,5). Therefore, it is necessary to explore novel therapeutic options based on the molecular mechanisms of KIRC and to identify biomarkers that may facilitate the early diagnosis of KIRC.

In recent years, microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been studied as important regulators of gene expression in a variety of cancer types, with different expression patterns observed at different stages and in different tumor types (68). The miR-183/182/96 cluster is a critical gene located on the short arm of chromosome 7 (7q32.2), which generates a single polycistronic transcript that yields three mature miRNAs: miR-183, miRNA-96 and miR-182 (9). The potential mechanistic roles of the miR-183/182/96 cluster have been investigated in numerous studies. For instance, Wnt/β-catenin was reported to activate miR-183/182/96 expression and promotes cell invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma (10). The miR-183/96/182 cluster regulates oxidative apoptosis and sensitizes cells to chemotherapy in gliomas (11). miR-183 inhibits cell growth in human non-small cell lung cancer by downregulating metastasis associated 1 (12). miR-96 regulates cell proliferation, invasion and migration of pancreatic cancer (13). Furthermore, miR-182 promotes proliferation and metastasis by targeting forkhead box (FOX)F2 in triple-negative breast cancer (14). The expression of the miR-183/182/96 cluster is upregulated in most cancer types (15), including bladder cancer (16), colorectal cancer (17) and hepatocellular carcinoma (18). Li et al (19) reported that miR-96, miR-182 and miR-183 were all upregulated in intestinal-type gastric cancers. However, Kong et al (20) indicated that miR-182 was significantly downregulated in human gastric adenocarcinoma tissue samples. The role of the miR-183/182/96 cluster as a biomarker has also been investigated in gastric cancer (19,20), breast cancer (21) and colon cancer (22); however, no similar studies have been reported for KIRC.

In recent years, great research efforts have been made to discover novel miRNAs, identify miRNA targets and decipher miRNA functions (23). The application of computational methods may shed light on biological roles of miRNAs, as bioinformatics may reveal statistically significant trends based on a hypothesis that can be established and may then be experimentally confirmed. For instance, identifying miRNAs associated with tumor development has been achieved via the use of a comprehensive analysis of miRNAs datasets (17). Furthermore, miRNA-mRNA interaction in tumors has been identified by integrated transcriptome analyses (24). In addition, the association of miRNA expression with a gene or pathway has been explored through comprehensive bioinformatics calculations (25,26).

The present study was designed to investigate the differential expression patterns of miR-183/182/96 between KIRC and normal kidney tissues. Reverse transcription- guantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to confirm the reliability of microarray expression data. Furthermore, the association between miR-183/182/96 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of patients was analyzed, and the pathways and functions of the target genes of miR-183/182/96 were further explored, which may provide novel insight into the potential mechanistic roles of miR-183/182/96 in KIRC.

Materials and methods

Data acquisition and processing

The raw miRNA expression profile and clinical information were downloaded from the Broad Institute The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Genome Data Analysis Center in 2016 (http://gdac.broadinstitute.org/runs/analyses–latest/reports). A total of 322 samples, comprising 251 KIRC tissues and 71 normal tissues, were included in the present study. The data of the miRNAs expression profiles were processed using R software (version 3.5.2; http://www.r-project.org). The differential expression analysis of miRNAs between KIRC and normal tissues was performed with the R limma Bioconductor package (27). miRNAs with an absolute fold-change (|FC|) of ≥2 and P<0.05 were considered to be significantly differentially expressed.

Cell culture and RT-qPCR validation

The human renal tubular epithelial cell line (HKC-5; BNCC100598) and KIRC cell lines (LoMet-ccRCC and 786-O) were obtained from the BeNa Culture Collection (Beijing, China), and were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) containing 10% sfetal bovine serum (ScienCell Research Laboratories, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA) and 1% antibiotics (streptomycin and penicillin; Hyclone; GE Healthcare, Little Chalfont, UK) in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO2 at 37°C. Total cellular RNA was isolated using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), and the concentration and quality of total RNA were detected using a microplate reader. Subsequently, first-strand complementary DNA was synthesized using TaqMan™ MicroRNA Reverse Tanscription kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). RT-qPCR was performed with the iCycler Real Time System (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, USA) using mirVana™ qRT-PCR miRNA Detection (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) according to the manufacturer's protocol. The primers for the miRNAs of interest are listed in Table I. Relative quantification of miRNAs was performed using the 2ΔΔCq method using U6 as the internal control (28).

Table I.

Sequences of primers used in the polymerase chain reaction assays for the indicated nucleotides.

Table I.

Sequences of primers used in the polymerase chain reaction assays for the indicated nucleotides.

Primer (5′-3′)

NameForwardReverse
miR-183 GCCGAGUAUGGCACUGGUAGAAUUCACU CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGA
miR-182 GCCGAGUUUGGCACUAGCACAUUUUUGCU CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGA
miR-96 GCCGAGUUUGGCAAUGGUAGAACUCACACU CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGA
U6 CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACATA CGAATTTGCGTGTCATCCT

[i] miR, microRNA

Clinical significance analysis

The miRNA expression data were normalized by log2 transformation. The clinical features of the 235 KIRC patients, including age at diagnosis, sex, tumor laterality, histological grade, pathological stage and tumor-nodes-metastasis stage were evaluated to analyze the association between these features and the expression of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182. Furthermore, the predictive and prognostic value of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and Kaplan-Meier (KM) analysis, respectively.

Target gene prediction and functional analysis

The target genes of miR-183/182/96 were predicted using the miRDB (http://www.mirdb.org/miRDB/) and TargetScan (http://www.targetscan.org/) online analysis tools. In order to enhance the reliability of the bioinformatics analysis, the overlapping target genes were identified using a Venn diagram. To then explore the biological mechanisms associated with the target genes, the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) online analysis tool (https://david.ncifcrf.gov/) was used, and Gene Ontology (GO) and Panther pathway enrichment analysis were performed. P<0.05 and ≥3 genes enriched in the pathway were set as the cut-off criteria.

Statistical analysis and visualization

All data were expressed as the mean ± standard deviation and were processed with GraphPad Prism 6.0 (GraphPad Software Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA). The heatmap was generated using R software with the ggplot2 package (29). The bar plots, as well as the ROC and KM curves were prepared with GraphPad Prism 6.0. The volcano plot, Venn diagram and GO enrichment plots were prepared using the ImageGP online tools (http://www.ehbio.com/ImageGP). Comparisons between two groups were made using the Student's t-test. The association between clinicopathological features and miRNA expression was performed using an independent-samples t-test. The Cox proportional hazard regression model was used for uni- and multivariate analysis. The KM method was used to estimate survival, and the log-rank test was used to assess differences between the survival curves. P<0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance.

Results

Differentially expressed miRNAs

In total, 322 samples were evaluated in this study, including 251 KIRC tissues and 71 normal tissues. Based on the cut-off criteria (|FC| ≥2 and P<0.05), 127 miRNAs were identified that were differentially expressed between KIRC tissues and normal tissues, including 47 upregulated and 80 downregulated miRNAs. Hierarchical clustering revealed that mRNA expression patterns between KIRC tissues and matched normal tissues were distinguishable (Fig. 1A). In order to visualize and assess the variation in mRNA expression, the data were presented in a volcano plot (Fig. 1B). The results indicated that miR-183 (|FC|=2.3, P<0.001), miR-96 (|FC|=8.9, P<0.001) and miR-182 (|FC|=2.09, P<0.001) were significantly downregulated in tumor tissues. To confirm these results, RT-qPCR was used to verify the miRNA expression in a human renal tubular epithelial cell line and in KIRC cell lines. The RT-qPCR results were consistent with those obtained from the miRNA expression profile (Fig. 1C), demonstrating that the miRNA expression results were relatively reliable.

Correlation with clinicopathological features

The association between the expression levels of the three miRNAs and the individual clinicopathological features of KIRC patients was evaluated (Table II). The results indicated that miR-183 was significantly associated with the histological grade (P<0.001), pathological stage (P=0.018), T stage (P<0.016) and metastasis (P=0.007). In addition, miR-96 was significantly associated with the histological grade (P=0.006), pathological stage (P=0.011), T stage (P=0.023), and metastasis (P=0.001). Furthermore, miR-182 was significantly associated with age at diagnosis (P<0.001), sex (P=0.037), histological grade (P<0.001), pathological stage (P=0.085) and metastasis (P=0.02), but no significant association was observed between miR-182 and T stage (P=0.071).

Table II.

Association of clinicopathological characteristics with miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 expression.

Table II.

Association of clinicopathological characteristics with miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 expression.

VariablenmiR-183P-valuemiR-96P-valuemiR-182P-value
Age at diagnosis (years) 0.3490 0.5307 0.0002
  <601189.393±0.1511 1.239±0.1627 11.410±0.1456
  ≥601179.189±0.1572 1.098±0.1561 10.090±0.3041
Sex 0.0865 0.0960 0.0373
  Male1609.420±0.1288 1.297±0.1353 11.430±0.1265
  Female759.019±0.2003 0.895±0.2007 10.960±0.1848
Tumor laterality 0.8083 0.7620 0.8398
  Left1109.312±0.1610 1.196±0.1675 11.301±0.1563
  Right1249.258±0.1490 1.127±0.1527 11.260±0.1432
Histologic grade 0.0002 0.0064 0.0005
  G1+G21008.841±0.1687 0.817±0.1755 10.870±0.1665
  G3+G41339.641±0.1353 1.435±0.1430 11.601±0.1287
Pathologic stage 0.0184 0.0114 0.0850
  I+II1449.092±0.1414 0.938±0.1475 11.141±0.1376
  III+IV909.621±0.1677 1.524±0.1691 11.520±0.1617
Tumor stage 0.0157 0.0234 0.0712
  T1+T21529.098±0.1358 0.981±0.1418 11.140±0.1321
  T3+T4839.647±0.1771 1.514±0.1801 11.540±0.1708
Lymph node status 0.7177 0.9162 0.8927
  N0939.437±0.1819 1.316±0.1693 11.440±0.1716
  N189.667±0.4228 1.253±0.5192 11.520±0.4263
Metastasis status 0.0074 0.0011 0.0202
  M01639.244±0.1286 1.019±0.1376 11.270±0.1235
  M14010.010±0.2237 1.992±0.1952 11.901±0.2088
Predictive and prognostic evaluation

In order to explore the diagnostic value of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 expression levels in KIRC tissues, a ROC analysis was performed (Fig. 2A). The results revealed that the area under curve (AUC) for miR-183 was 0.722 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.668–0.777, P<0.001] and that for and miR-96 was 0.706 (95% CI, 0.647–0.765, P<0.001). However, the AUC for miR-182 was 0.622 (95% CI: 0.562–0.683, P=0.002). In addition, KM curves were drawn to evaluate the association between the expression of the three miRNAs and the overall survival of KIRC patients. The results indicated that a higher expression of miR-183 (P<0.001; Fig. 2B), miR-96 (P=0.004; Fig. 2C) and miR-182 (P=0.023; Fig. 2B) was significantly associated with worse overall survival. Uni- and multivariate Cox regression analysis identified that miR-183 may be an independent prognostic factor in KIRC (P=0.001; Tables III and IV).

Table III.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with overall survival.

Table III.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with overall survival.

VariableHazard ratio (95% CI)P-value
Age at diagnosis (≥60 vs. <60 years)0.762 (0.568–1.214)0.113
Sex (male vs. female2.235 (0.714–7.233)0.124
Tumor laterality (left vs. right)1.436 (0.346–5.941)0.617
miR-183 expression (high vs. low)2.433 (1.105–5.833)0.043
miR-96 expression (high vs. low)1.375 (1.915–3.122)0.048
miR-182 expression (high vs. low)1.892 (1.332–3.437)0.039
Histological grade (G3/G4 vs. G1/G2)2.564 (1.142–5.760)0.023
Pathological stage (III/IV vs. I/II)1.840 (1.056–3.301)0.034
Metastasis status (M1 vs. M0)1.245 (0.860–1.903)0.392
Tumor stage (T3/T4 vs. T1/T2)1.609 (1.583–1.859)0.022
Lymph node status (N1 vs. N0)1.188 (1.292–2.563)0.021

[i] The median expression level of miRNAs (3.45) was used as the cutoff value between high and low expression. CI, confidence interval; miR, microRNA

Table IV.

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with overall survival.

Table IV.

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with overall survival.

VariableHazard ratio (95% CI)P-value
miR-183 expression (high vs. low)5.126 (2.385–11.021)<0.001
miR-96 expression (high vs. low)2.078 (0.464–3.138)0.061
miR-182 expression (high vs. low)1.312 (0.508–3.132)0.070
Histological grade (G3/G4 vs. G1/G2)2.556 (1.139–5.736)0.023
Pathological stage (III/IV vs. I/II)1.160 (0.282–4.769)0.837
Metastasis status (M1 vs. M0)1.819 (0.961–3.274)0.068
Tumor stage (T3/T4 vs. T1/T2)1.713 (1.067–3.033)0.028
Lymph node status (N1 vs. N0)2.230 (1.774–3.118)0.045

[i] The median expression level of miRNAs (3.45) was used as the cutoff value between high and low expression. CI, confidence interval; miR, microRNA

Target gene prediction and functional analysis

The target genes of the three miRNAs were predicted using the miRDB and TargetScan online analysis tools. In total, 26 genes targeted by miR-183 (Fig. 3A), 29 targeted by miR-96 (Fig. 3B) and 13 targeted by miR-182 were identified by miRDB and TargetScan combined (Fig. 3C). Subsequently, a functional enrichment analysis was performed to elucidate the biological functions of the consensus target genes. The genes were mainly enriched in the GO terms in the category biological process (BP) of the intracellular signaling cascade (P=0.015), cellular macromolecule catabolic process (P=0.016) and response to DNA damage stimulus (P=0.040; Fig. 3D). In addition, the genes were significantly enriched Panther pathways including α-adrenergic receptor signaling pathway (P=0.006), metabotropic glutamate receptor group I pathway (P=0.012), histamine H1 receptor-mediated signaling pathway (P=0.012) and thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor signaling pathway (P=0.025; Fig. 3E).

Discussion

In recent decades, the development and implementation of targeted therapies has greatly improved the prognosis of patients with KIRC (30,31). However, KIRC is a multifaceted and therapeutically challenging disease, and is prone to developing resistance against therapeutics (32). The prognosis and therapeutic outcomes for KIRC patients may be significantly improved if reliable predictive biomarkers were available at the time of initial diagnosis. Therefore, it is necessary to expand the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying KIRC progression and identify novel biomarkers. In the present study, a total of 127 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in KIRC vs. normal renal tissues. Of note, the miR-183/182/96 cluster has not been previously reported in KIRC, and the present study indicated that this cluster was downregulated in KIRC. Hence, the association of the three miRNAs miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 with clinicopathological parameters and survival was analyzed, and they were identified to be predictive and prognostic biomarkers for KIRC patients. Furthermore, the target genes of the three miRNAs were predicted, and the GO terms in the category BP and pathways enriched by the target genes were determined.

In the last decade, a vast amount of evidence has been provided to demonstrate that miRNAs are regulators of gene expression and complex pathways in KIRC (33,34). Furthermore, previous studies have demonstrated that numerous miRNAs are critical for the initiation, progression and metastasis, as well as prognostic indicators and therapeutic targets in KIRC, including miRNA-34a, miRNA-143 and miRNA-21 (35,36). However, most of the previous studies had a small sample size and assessed a relatively limited number of miRNAs. In the present study, the microarray data of 322 samples, including 251 KIRC tissues and 71 normal renal tissues were subjected to a bioinformatics analysis to identify that miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 among the deregulated miRNAs in KIRC; furthermore, they were determined to be associated with the clinicopathological characteristics and the prognosis of KIRC patients. The present results indicated that the overexpression of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 was associated with poor prognosis, and miR-183 was revealed to be an independent prognostic factor for KIRC patients. Furthermore, miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 were significantly associated with histological grade and pathological stage, indicating they are involved in the progression of KIRC. Studies exploring the roles and mechanisms of miR-183, miR-96, and miR-182 in KIRC are rare. Ge et al (37) reported that miR-183 and miR-182 were differentially expressed between BRCA1-associated protein-1 mutant and wild-type KIRC tumors. Qiu et al (38) reported that miR-183 has an oncogenic role by increasing cell proliferation, migration and invasion via targeting protein phosphatase 2A. Xu et al (39) reported that miR-182 contributes to RCC proliferation via activating the AKT/FOXO3a signaling pathway. Furthermore, dicer was indicated to suppress tumor growth and angiogenesis by inhibiting the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-2α, a direct target of miR-182, in KIRC patients (40). In addition, Yu et al (41) suggested that miR-96 modulates ezrin expression and promotes RCC invasion.

The results of the present study indicated that the expression of miR-183, miR-96, and miR-182 in KIRC tissue was lower compared with that in normal tissues. The results of the RT-qPCR validation in cell lines were consistent with those obtained from the miRNA expression profile. However, previous studies on the miR-183/182/96 cluster have indicated that it is highly expressed in breast, colon and liver cancer (10,22,42). This indicates that the expression of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 is dependent on the tissue/cancer type. Typically, an oncogene or oncogenic factor exhibits higher expression in cancer than in normal tissues and is correlated with worse overall survival of cancer patients. However, the present results indicated that compared to normal patients, low expression of miR-183/182/96 in KIRC patients indicated a better overall survival rate. In other words, the present results suggested that the expression of miR-183/182/96 has a promoting effect on tumor development in KIRC patients. Similar studies have also reported that miR-18a is highly expressed in colorectal cancer, but it restrains cell proliferation by inhibiting cell division cycle 42 and the phosphoinositide-3 kinase signaling pathway (43). This may indicate that the low expression of miR-183/182/96 in KIRC is associated with other factors that have a role in its development, including the tumor microenvironment and metabolism. Future studies by our group will focus on this point and investigate the causes, implications and effects of low expression of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 in KIRC.

Abnormal metabolic pathways and BPs have crucial roles in the pathogenesis and progression of KIRC. Since the kidneys secrete a variety of hormones participating in multiple metabolic processes, the target genes of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 were predicted and the metabolic that may be regulated by them were explored. It was revealed that several key metabolic pathways were regulated by the three miRNAs, including the α-adrenergic receptor signaling pathway, metabotropic glutamate receptor group I pathway, histamine H1 receptor-mediated signaling pathway and thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor signaling pathway. To further explore the molecular functions, GO annotations were also analyzed. The genes were mainly enriched in BP terms including the intracellular signaling cascade, cellular macromolecule catabolic process and response to DNA damage stimulus. If these predictions are confirmed by further molecular studies, those results may provide novel targets for therapeutic interventions for KIRC.

In conclusion, despite advances in KIRC research, this disease remains a challenge. In the present study, a bioinformatics analysis identified miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182 as potential carcinogenic factors and prognostic predictors in KIRC. Further studies should be performed to validate the present results, and to explore the roles of miR-183, miR-96 and miR-182, as well as the underlying mechanisms, in KIRC progression.

Acknowledgements

Not applicable.

Funding

No funding was received.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the Broad Institute The Cancer Genome Atlas Genome Data Analysis Center in 2016 (firebrowse.org/).

Authors' contributions

NW conceived and designed the study. JY also participated in the design of the study and performed bioinformatics analysis. RD, FL, LZ, YL and JW provided their advice during the process of the research. JY and RD performed the data analysis and wrote the manuscript. LZ and YL performed the cell line validation assay. NW, FL and JW reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Not applicable.

Patient consent for publication

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Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Yuan J, Dong R, Liu F, Zhan L, Liu Y, Wei J and Wang N: The miR‑183/182/96 cluster functions as a potential carcinogenic factor and prognostic factor in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma. Exp Ther Med 17: 2457-2464, 2019.
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Yuan, J., Dong, R., Liu, F., Zhan, L., Liu, Y., Wei, J., & Wang, N. (2019). The miR‑183/182/96 cluster functions as a potential carcinogenic factor and prognostic factor in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 17, 2457-2464. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7221
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Yuan, J., Dong, R., Liu, F., Zhan, L., Liu, Y., Wei, J., Wang, N."The miR‑183/182/96 cluster functions as a potential carcinogenic factor and prognostic factor in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17.4 (2019): 2457-2464.
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Yuan, J., Dong, R., Liu, F., Zhan, L., Liu, Y., Wei, J., Wang, N."The miR‑183/182/96 cluster functions as a potential carcinogenic factor and prognostic factor in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17, no. 4 (2019): 2457-2464. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7221