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Diagnostic and therapeutic application of noncoding RNAs for hepatocellular carcinoma
Chikako Shibata, Motoyuki Otsuka, Takahiro Kishikawa, Motoko Ohno, Takeshi Yoshikawa, Akemi Takata, Kazuhiko Koike, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Motoyuki Otsuka, Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
Author contributions: Shibata C, Otsuka M and Koike K designed and wrote the manuscript; Kishikawa T, Ohno M, Yoshikawa T and Takata A prepared the tables and references.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, Nos. #25293076, #26860492, #25860520, and #24390183 (to Otsuka M, Kishikawa T, Yoshikawa T and Koike K); by Health Sciences Research Grants of The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (to Koike K); by grants from the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, and Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (to Otsuka M); by a grant from the Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation (to Ohno M)
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Correspondence to: Motoyuki Otsuka, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 5-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. otsukamo-tky@umin.ac.jp
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Received: August 19, 2014
Peer-review started: August 20, 2014
First decision: September 16, 2014
Revised: September 21, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Article in press: November 19, 2014
Published online: January 27, 2015
Peer-review started: August 20, 2014
First decision: September 16, 2014
Revised: September 21, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Article in press: November 19, 2014
Published online: January 27, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: In this review, we summarize the latest findings on deregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) with a focus on their clinical use as novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. In addition, we summarize the current status of clinical and preclinical oligonucleotide therapies including miRNAs and small interfering RNAs as novel HCC therapeutics. This review will enable the readers to understand the current status of clinical applications and knowledge of noncoding RNAs in HCC management.