Role of Pseudogenes in Tumorigenesis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Types of Pseudogenes
3. Functional Mechanism of Pseudogenes
3.1. Pseudogenes as Positive Gene Regulators
3.2. Pseudogenes as Negative Gene Regulators
4. Role of Pseudogenes in Cancer
5. Challenges for Pseudogene Research
6. Concluding Remarks and Future Directions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hu, X.; Yang, L.; Mo, Y.-Y. Role of Pseudogenes in Tumorigenesis. Cancers 2018, 10, 256. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers10080256
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