Pancreas
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Review
A review on the role of microRNA in biology, diagnosis, and treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
MicroRNAs are molecules implicated in RNA-RNA interaction, playing a role in cell proliferation and differentiation, as well as in carcinogenesis. Knowledge on their biological features is necessary to understand their role in phenotypic characteristics of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. ⋯ The field of microRNAs promises novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools in the management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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This study aimed to describe a 10-year epidemiological trend of patients with first-attack acute pancreatitis (AP) in Taiwan. ⋯ The overall incidence of first-attack AP changed slightly in Taiwan, which differs from the increasing trend observed in most Western countries. Although more patients had severe attacks in recent years, hospital mortality declined.