Big Strides in Cellular MicroRNA Expression

Abstract

A lack of knowledge of the cellular origin of miRNAs has greatly confounded functional and biomarkers studies. Recently, three studies characterized miRNA expression patterns across >78 human cell types. These combined data expand our knowledge of miRNA expression localization and confirm that many miRNAs show cell type-specific expression patterns.

Matthew N. McCall

Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Genetics