Circulating microRNAs as Biomarkers, Therapeutic Targets, and Signaling Molecules.docVIP

Sensors 2012, 12, 3359-3369; doi:10.3390/s120303359 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Review Circulating microRNAs as Biomarkers, Therapeutic Targets, and Signaling Molecules Seena K. Ajit Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Mail Stop 488, 245 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA; E-Mail: seena.ajit@; Tel.: +1-215-762-2218; Fax: +1-215-762-2299 Received: 16 February 2012; in revised form: 27 February 2012 / Accepted: 6 March 2012 / Published: 8 March 2012 Abstract: Small noncoding microRNAs (miRNAs) are important