Downregulation of miRNA-638 promotes angiogenesis and growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting VEGF

The expression and function of microRNA-638 (miR-638) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remained unknown. Using the miRNA target prediction tools, we predicted that the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) might be a direct target of miR-638. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis tha...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Jiwen, Chen, Yanke, Zhao, Pu, Liu, Xi, Dong, Jian, Li, Jianhui, Huang, Chen, Wu, Rongqian, Lv, Yi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Impact Journals LLC 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5058711/