MicroRNAs: Promising Potential Targets for Cancer Treatment

authors:

avatar Mohammad Hashemi ORCID 1 , 2 , *

Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Gene, Cell and Tissue: Vol.3, issue 4; e42864
published online: October 17, 2016
article type: Editorial
received: October 7, 2016
accepted: October 9, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-42864

how to cite: Hashemi M. MicroRNAs: Promising Potential Targets for Cancer Treatment. Gene Cell Tissue. 2016;3(4):e42864. https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-42864.

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