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Published in: Medical Oncology 1/2013

01-03-2013 | Original Paper

Down-regulation of miRNA-30a in human plasma is a novel marker for breast cancer

Authors: Rui-chao Zeng, Wei Zhang, Xing-qiang Yan, Zhi-qiang Ye, En-dong Chen, Du-ping Huang, Xiao-hua Zhang, Guan-li Huang

Published in: Medical Oncology | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

The present study was to evaluate the value of miRNA-30a in plasma as potential tumor marker in detecting breast cancer (BC). Using a novel approach to extract miRNA-30a from the plasma followed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) analysis, levels of miRNA-30a were quantified in plasma specimens of 100 BCs and 64 age-matched and disease-free healthy controls (HC). And we compared the diagnostic value of plasma miRNA-30a with conventional circulating tumor markers CA153 and CEA. The median levels of miRNA-30a were significantly lower in preoperative BC than those in HC (P < 0.001). The levels of CEA and CA153 were all significantly higher in preoperative BC compared with those in HC (P = 0.008 and P = 0.001, respectively), and only the level of CA153 decreased in postoperative BC compared with preoperative BC (P = 0.015). ROC analysis showed the sensitivity and specificity of miRNA-30a for BC diagnosis at 74.0 and 65.6 %, respectively, whereas the sensitivities of CEA and CA153 were 12.0 and 14.0 %, respectively. The status of ER and triple-negative BC was significantly associated with miRNA-30a level (P = 0.007 and P = 0.005, respectively). And no other clinicopathological features were found to had significant difference. Our findings suggest that plasma miRNA-30a decreased in patients with BC and has great potential to use as novel biomarkers for BC diagnosis.
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Metadata
Title
Down-regulation of miRNA-30a in human plasma is a novel marker for breast cancer
Authors
Rui-chao Zeng
Wei Zhang
Xing-qiang Yan
Zhi-qiang Ye
En-dong Chen
Du-ping Huang
Xiao-hua Zhang
Guan-li Huang
Publication date
01-03-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Medical Oncology / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1357-0560
Electronic ISSN: 1559-131X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-013-0477-z

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