A BIOMARKER OF BREAST CANCER

摘要

The invention provides methods of and diagnostic kits for the detection of breast cancer or to assist in assessing the prognosis, cancer comprising a reagent capable of identifying a circulating miRNA, the miRNA being the miR-138 biomarker. The invention also provides methods of identifying a therapeutic agent capable of preventing or treating cancers, including breast cancer, comprising testing the ability of the potential therapeutic agent to reduce the expression of miR-138.