Decrease of miR-125a-5p in Gastritis and Gastric Cancer and Its Possible Association with H. pylori

Mônica Pezenatto Dos Santos1, Jéssica Nunes Pereira1, Roger Willian De Labio1

  • 1Genetics Laboratory, Marília Medical School (FAMEMA), Lourival Freire, 240, Bairro Fragata, Marília, São Paulo, CEP 17519-050, Brazil.

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