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The role of long non-coding RNAs in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: As systemic review

Rongzhang He, Zheng Hu, Qingmei Wang, Weihao Luo, Jia Li, Lili Duan, Yuan-shan Zhu and Di-xian Luo _

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Oncotarget. 2017; 8:16075-16083. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.14211

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Abstract

Rongzhang He1,*, Zheng Hu1,2,*, Qingmei Wang1,3, Weihao Luo1, Jia Li1, Lili Duan1, Yuan-shan Zhu1,2, Di-xian Luo1,3

1Translational Medicine Institute, National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for High-through Molecular Diagnosis Technology, Collaborative Research Center for Post-doctoral Mobile Stations of Central South University, Affiliated the First People’s Hospital of Chenzhou of University of South China, Chenzhou 432000, P.R. China

2Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital and Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University and Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China

3Center for Clinical Pathology, Affiliated the First People’s Hospital of Chenzhou, University of South China, Chenzhou 432000, P.R. China

*These authors have contributed equally to this work

Correspondence to:

Di-xian Luo, email: [email protected]

Keywords: nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), lncRNAs, tumorigenesis, therapeutic targets, biomarker

Received: September 20, 2016    Accepted: November 23, 2016    Published: December 26, 2016

ABSTRACT

Recent development of cutting edge research found that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) plays important roles in carcinogenesis and progression. In Southeast Asia and North Africa, nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the most common aggressive squamous cell carcinoma. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is most frequently occurring in males. However, nasopharyngeal carcinoma is caused by a combination of several factors as viral, environmental factors, and heredity. Till now, the potential pathway or mechanism of NPC is not well known. In our present review, we strongly emphasized on long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and its significant role in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It has been showed that lncRNAs regulate the development and progression of different types of cancers, including NPC. In addition, it has been found that chromatin organization, transcriptional and post-transcriptional events are regulated by lncRNAs. Our present review summarizes the roles of lncRNAs in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and provides an overview of the feasibility of lncRNAs as diagnosis, prognosis and potential treatment for NPC patients.


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