DIAGNOSITIC METHODS OF TUMOR SUSPECTIBILITY WITH SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS INSIDE MICRORNA TARGET SITES

摘要

Methods of diagnosing tumor susceptibility or cancer including the step of determining whether a patient has one or more SNP-miRNA expression pattern combinations described herein. Each SNP- miRNA expression pattern combination is supported by data that shows that the SNP is associated with tumor susceptibility because of its ability to affect miRNA binding sites and/or miRNA:mRNA gene regulation.