A Critical Review on MicroRNAs As Prognostic Biomarkers in Laryngeal Carcinoma

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2025 Jan 8

PMID 39769234

Authors

Kristina S Komitova

Lyuben D Dimitrov

Gergana S Stancheva

Silva G Kyurkchiyan

Veronika Petkova

Stoyan I Dimitrov

Silviya P Skelina

Radka P Kaneva

Todor M Popov

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Abstract

During the past decade, a vast number of studies were dedicated to unravelling the obscurities of non-coding RNAs in all fields of the medical sciences. A great amount of data has been accumulated, and consequently a natural need for organization and classification in all subfields arises. The aim of this review is to summarize all reports on microRNAs that were delineated as prognostic biomarkers in laryngeal carcinoma. Additionally, we attempt to allocate and organize these molecules according to their association with key pathways and oncogenes affected in laryngeal carcinoma. Finally, we critically analyze the common shortcomings and biases of the methodologies in some of the published papers in this area of research. A literature search was performed using the PubMed and MEDLINE databases with the keywords "laryngeal carcinoma" OR "laryngeal cancer" AND "microRNA" OR "miRNA" AND "prognostic marker" OR "prognosis". Only research articles written in English were included, without any specific restrictions on study type. We have found 43 articles that report 39 microRNAs with prognostic value associated with laryngeal carcinoma, and all of them are summarized along with the major characteristics and methodology of the respective studies. A second layer of the review is structural analysis of the outlined microRNAs and their association with oncogenes and pathways connected with the cell cycle (, , , ), cascades (, , ), cell differentiation (, , ), and cell death (, ). Finally, we critically review common shortcomings in the methodology of the papers and their possible effect on their results.

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