Dermatology Research and Practice
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 528345, 12 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/528345
Review Article

miRNAs and Melanoma: How Are They Connected?

Adriana Taveira da Cruz1 and Miriam Galvonas Jasiulionis1,2

1Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2Pharmacology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Received 13 May 2011; Accepted 15 June 2011

Academic Editor: Gérald E. Piérard

Copyright © 2012 Adriana Taveira da Cruz and Miriam Galvonas Jasiulionis. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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