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World J Hepatol. Aug 8, 2015; 7(16): 1971-1973
Published online Aug 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i16.1971
Long non-coding RNAs era in liver cancer
Francesca Guerrieri
Francesca Guerrieri, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (CLNS IIT@Sapienza), 00161 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Guerrieri F solely contributed to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author has declared that no conflict of interest exists.
Correspondence to: Francesca Guerrieri, PhD, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (CLNS IIT@Sapienza), Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy. fraguerrieri@gmail.com
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Received: January 26, 2015
Peer-review started: January 28, 2015
First decision: March 6, 2015
Revised: April 9, 2015
Accepted: May 27, 2015
Article in press: May 28, 2015
Published online: August 8, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: The long non-coding RNAs discovery opens a meaningful collision with epigenetics and reveals new roles of RNA in most of cellular processes. This focus explores the functional potentiality of RNAs in the liver in light of most recent knowledge.