Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer, and the incidence of melanoma has been increasing faster than that of most other cancers. While the survival rate following surgical resection of early-stage primary tumors is nearly 100%, the survival of patients with metastasized tumors is strongly reduced, likely due to resistance to conventional therapies. Therefore, it is important to use new molecular approaches to develop new biomarkers to better prevent and diagnose melanoma. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression via repression of translation or direct degradation of their complementary mRNA. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the involvement of miRNAs and their corresponding targets in melanomagenesis as well as the potential use of miRNAs as biomarkers. (c) 2013 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Natl Tumor Inst, Melanoma Cooperat Grp, Unit Med Oncol & Innovat Therapy, Naples, ItalyUniv Pittsburgh, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
Ascierto, Paolo A.
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Kirkwood, John M.
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Univ Pittsburgh, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
Univ Pittsburgh, Inst Canc, Melanoma & Skin Canc Program, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USAUniv Pittsburgh, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
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Queensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, AustraliaQueensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, Australia
Boyle, Glen M.
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Woods, Susan L.
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Queensland Inst Med Res, Div Genet & Populat Hlth, Oncogenom Lab, Brisbane, Qld 4006, AustraliaQueensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, Australia
Woods, Susan L.
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Bonazzi, Vanessa F.
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Bonazzi, Vanessa F.
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Stark, Mitchell S.
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Hacker, Elke
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Aoude, Lauren G.
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Dutton-Regester, Ken
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Cook, Anthony L.
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Univ Queensland, Inst Mol Biosci, Div Mol Genet & Dev, Melanogenix Grp, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaQueensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, Australia
Cook, Anthony L.
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Sturm, Richard A.
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Univ Queensland, Inst Mol Biosci, Div Mol Genet & Dev, Melanogenix Grp, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaQueensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, Australia
Sturm, Richard A.
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Hayward, Nicholas K.
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Natl Tumor Inst, Melanoma Cooperat Grp, Unit Med Oncol & Innovat Therapy, Naples, ItalyUniv Pittsburgh, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
Ascierto, Paolo A.
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Kirkwood, John M.
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Univ Pittsburgh, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
Univ Pittsburgh, Inst Canc, Melanoma & Skin Canc Program, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USAUniv Pittsburgh, Div Hematol Oncol, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
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Queensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, AustraliaQueensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, Australia
Boyle, Glen M.
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Woods, Susan L.
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Woods, Susan L.
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Bonazzi, Vanessa F.
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Bonazzi, Vanessa F.
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Stark, Mitchell S.
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Stark, Mitchell S.
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Hacker, Elke
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Aoude, Lauren G.
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Dutton-Regester, Ken
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Dutton-Regester, Ken
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Cook, Anthony L.
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Univ Queensland, Inst Mol Biosci, Div Mol Genet & Dev, Melanogenix Grp, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaQueensland Inst Med Res, Div Canc & Cell Biol, Drug Discovery Grp, Brisbane, Qld 4006, Australia
Cook, Anthony L.
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Sturm, Richard A.
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Sturm, Richard A.
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Hayward, Nicholas K.
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