title: MicroRNAs and Recent Insights into Pediatric Ovarian Cancers.
abstract: Ovarian cancer is the most common pediatric gynecologic malignancy. When diagnosed in children, ovarian cancers present unique challenges that differ dramatically from those faced by adults. Here, we review the spectrum of ovarian cancers found in young women and girls and discuss the biology of these diseases. A number of advances have recently shed significant new understanding on the potential causes of ovarian cancer in this unique population. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding how altered expression of non-coding RNA transcripts known as microRNAs play a key role in the etiology of ovarian germ cell and sex cord-stromal tumors. Emerging transgenic models for these diseases are also reviewed. Lastly, future challenges and opportunities for understanding pediatric ovarian cancers, delineating clinically useful biomarkers, and developing targeted therapies are discussed.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, USA.
authors: Jessica C
authors: JC
authors: Francis
authors: Nonna
authors: N
authors: Kolomeyevskaya
authors: Claire M
authors: CM
authors: Mach
authors: Jennifer E
authors: JE
authors: Dietrich
authors: Matthew L
authors: ML
authors: Anderson
keywords: DICER1; FOXL2; germ cell tumors; granulosa cell tumors; microRNA; ovarian cancer; sex cord-stromal tumors
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