Functions of circular RNAs and their potential applications in gastric cancer (Review)
- This article is part of the special Issue: Non-coding RNA at the Frontier of Early Diagnosis, Prognosis Evaluation, and Cancer Treatments
- Authors:
- Kuanyu Xia
- Zuzhen Wang
- Bing Liu
- Wenjun Wang
- Yang Liu
- Jianzhou Tang
- Jinpeng Yan
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Affiliations: Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P.R. China, Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410017, P.R. China, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Quality Control of Aquatic Animals, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, Hunan 410022, P.R. China - Published online on: April 12, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.13803
- Article Number: 217
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