Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new class of RNAs packed into tiny particles known as extracellular vesicles (EVs) that could revolutionize how cancer and other diseases are diagnosed. The team found that these molecules undergo changes when cancer is present, suggesting their potential as biomarkers for detecting prostate cancer or as targets for therapy. The work, led by Navneet Dogra, Ph.D., Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova, Ph.D., Tzu-Yi Chen, Ph.D., and Gustavo Stolovitzky, Ph.D., published in the August 16 online issue of Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.
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