Table 1

The role of microRNAs in cancers

microRNAs
Tumorigenesis
Diagnosis
Prognosis

miR-9
Neuroblastoma


miR-10b
Breast cancer


miR-15, miR-15a
Leukemia, pituitary adenoma


miR-16, miR-16-1
Leukemia, pituitary adenoma


miR-17-5p, miR-17-92
Lung cancer, lymphoma


miR-20a
Lymphoma, lung cancer


miR-21
Breast cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, head & neck cancer, leukemia, cervical cancer

Pancreatic cancer
miR-29, miR-29b
Leukemia, cholangiocarcinoma


miR-31
Colorectal cancer


miR-34a
Pancreatic cancer

Neuroblastoma
miR-96
Colorectal cancer


miR-98
Head & neck cancer


miR-103
Pancreatic cancer


miR-107
Leukemia, pancreatic cancer


miR-125a, miR-125b
Neuroblastoma, breast cancer


miR-128
Glioblastoma


miR-133b
Colorectal cancer


miR-135b
Colorectal cancer


miR-143
Colon cancer, cervical cancer


miR-145
Breast cancer, colorectal cancer


miR-146
Thyroid carcinoma


miR-155
Breast cancer, leukemia, pancreatic cancer

Lung cancer
miR-181, miR-181a, miR-181b, miR-181c
Leukemia, glioblastoma, thyroid carcinoma


miR-183
Colorectal cancer


miR-184
Neuroblastoma


miR-196a-2


Pancreatic cancer
miR-221
Glioblastoma, thyroid carcinoma
Pancreatic cancer

miR-222
Thyroid carcinoma


miR-223
Leukemia


miR-301

Pancreatic cancer

miR-376

Pancreatic cancer

let-7, let-7a, let-7a-1, hsa-let-7a-2, let-7a-3
Lung cancer, colon cancer

Lung cancer

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