MicroRNAs and Complex Disease: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Mechanism
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioinformatics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2023) | Viewed by 4621
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
microRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that mainly function as gene regulators at the posttranscriptional level. Increasing evidence has shown that miRNAs have critical roles in almost all important biological processes, and thus their dysfunction are associated with a large number of human diseases. Therefore, they show great potential in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and mechanisms of complex diseases. Although significant advances have been made, there are many challenges in investigating the roles of miRNAs in disease formation and development, disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
In this Special Issue, we are inviting reviews, perspectives, and original research articles to address some of these challenges. Topics will include, but are not limited to, miRNA function, mechanisms, biomarkers, targets, disease treatment, computational biology and bioinformatics.
Prof. Dr. Qinghua Cui
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microRNA
- complex disease
- biomarker
- drug target
- disease prevention
- disease diagnosis
- disease treatment
- bioinformatics
- computational biology
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