Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/8204
Title: Noncoding RNAs in oral cancer
Authors: Jaikrishna, B.
Chameera, E.
Daniel, F.W.
Pascal, H.G.D.
Alexandre, S.C.
Liz, K.
Sarju, V.
Chamindie, P.
Keywords: Diagnosis;Noncoding RNA;Oral cancer;Prognosis;Therapeutics
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: Wiley
Citation: Balakittnen, J., Weeramange, C. E., Wallace, D. F., Duijf, P. H. G., Cristino, A. S., Kenny, L., Vasani, S., & Punyadeera, C. (2022). Noncoding RNAs in oral cancer. WIREs RNA, e1754. https://doi.org/10.1002/wrna.1754
Abstract: Oral cancer (OC) is the most prevalent subtype of cancer arising in the head and neck region. OC risk is mainly attributed to behavioral risk factors such as exposure to tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption, and a lesser extent to viral infections such as human papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr viruses. In addition to these acquired risk factors, heritable genetic factors have shown to be associated with OC risk. Despite the high incidence, biomarkers for OC diagnosis are lacking and consequently, patients are often diagnosed in advanced stages. This delay in diagnosis is reflected by poor overall outcomes of OC patients, where 5-year overall survival is around 50%. Among the biomarkers proposed for cancer detection, noncoding RNA (ncRNA) can be considered as one of the most promising categories of biomarkers due to their role in virtually all cellular processes. Similar to other cancer types, changes in expressions of ncRNAs have been reported in OC and a number of ncRNAs have diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential. Moreover, some ncRNAs are capable of regulating gene expression by various mechanisms. Therefore, elucidating the current literature on the four main types of ncRNAs namely, microRNA, lncRNA, snoRNA, piwi-RNA, and circular RNA in the context of OC pathogenesis is timely and would enable further improvements and innovations in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of OC.
URI: http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/8204
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