Identification of hundreds of conserved and nonconserved human microRNAs

…, P Einat, U Einav, E Meiri, E Sharon, Y Spector… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
MicroRNAs are noncoding RNAs of ∼22 nucleotides that suppress translation of target
genes by binding to their mRNA and thus have a central role in gene regulation in health and …

MicroRNAs accurately identify cancer tissue origin

…, R Aharonov, E Meiri, S Rosenwald, Y Spector… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) belong to a class of noncoding, regulatory RNAs that is involved in
oncogenesis and shows remarkable tissue specificity. Their potential for tumor classification …

[PDF][PDF] Transcriptional activation of miR-34a contributes to p53-mediated apoptosis

N Raver-Shapira, E Marciano, E Meiri, Y Spector… - Molecular cell, 2007 - cell.com
p53 is a potent tumor suppressor, whose biological effects are largely due to its function as
a transcriptional regulator. Here we report that, in addition to regulating the expression of …

Diagnostic assay based on hsa-miR-205 expression distinguishes squamous from nonsquamous non–small-cell lung carcinoma

…, H Pass, D Nonaka, J Li, Y Spector… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Recent advances in treatment of lung cancer require greater accuracy in the
subclassification of non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Targeted therapies which inhibit tumor …

Neural network prediction analysis: The bankruptcy case

M Leshno, Y Spector - Neurocomputing, 1996 - Elsevier
In this paper we evaluate the prediction capability of various neural network models. The
models examined in this study differ on the following parameters: data span, learning technique …

MiR‐92b and miR‐9/9* are specifically expressed in brain primary tumors and can be used to differentiate primary from metastatic brain tumors

…, E Elyakim, H Cholakh, H Gibori, Y Spector… - Brain …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A recurring challenge for brain pathologists is to diagnose whether a brain malignancy is a
primary tumor or a metastasis from some other tissue. The accurate diagnosis of brain …

A second-generation microRNA-based assay for diagnosing tumor tissue origin

…, O Zion, I Burnstein, A Chajut, Y Spector… - The …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. Cancers of unknown primary origin (CUP) constitute 3%–5% (50,000 to 70,000
cases) of all newly diagnosed cancers per year in the United States. Including cancers of …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of a microRNA-based qRT-PCR test for accurate identification of tumor tissue origin

…, N Rosenfeld, I Leizerman, K Ashkenazi, Y Spector… - Modern Pathology, 2010 - Elsevier
Identification of the tissue of origin of a tumor is vital to its management. Previous studies
showed tissue-specific expression patterns of microRNA and suggested that microRNA …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive gene and microRNA expression profiling reveals a role for microRNAs in human liver development

…, E Meiri, Y Shufaro, K Meir, E Khvalevsky, Y Spector… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims microRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate
cognate mRNAs post-transcriptionally. miRNAs have been implicated in regulating gene …

[HTML][HTML] Accurate molecular classification of renal tumors using microRNA expression

…, J Ramon, N Rosenfeld, Y Spector - The Journal of molecular …, 2010 - Elsevier
… Genetically, this type of tumor is associated with polysomies of chromosomes 7 or 17 and
deficiency of Y. Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma was included before 1986 in the group of …