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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2025

Circular RNAs and Cancers.

Mohammad Mahdi Heidari, Mohammad Saeid Moeinfar, Mahdi Rafiyan, Parsa Sepehri, Ameneh Jafari, Arash Raisi, Fatemeh Aslanbeigi, Ashkan Bahrami, Maryam Nasr Azadani, Neda Rahimian and 2 more

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Mohammad Mahdi HeidariDepartment of Pediatric, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Saeid MoeinfarStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Mahdi RafiyanStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Parsa SepehriStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Ameneh JafariChronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arash RaisiStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Fatemeh AslanbeigiStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Ashkan BahramiStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Maryam Nasr AzadaniStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Neda RahimianEndocrine Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Rahimian.n@iums.ac.ir.
Maryam Mahjoubin-TehranSchool of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hamed MirzaeiResearch Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a recently discovered type of endogenous RNA molecules that are formed through the back-splicing process of exons in precursor messenger RNAs (pre-mRNAs), resulting in a unique covalently closed circular structure. CircRNAs are just beginning to be acknowledged for their roles as microRNA sponges and protein scaffolds, their ability to regulate transcription and splicing, and their occasional use as templates for polypeptide synthesis. However, the exploration of their functions is still in its early stages. circRNAs have essential functions in a wide range of different cellular functions. The abnormal presence of circRNAs in tumors contributes to continuous cell proliferation and growth, enhances invasion capabilities, and evades the process of cell aging and death. This indicates the possibility of using them as markers and targets for treatment in a clinical setting. This article provides a thorough examination of current advancements in the study of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in cancer, focusing particularly on their molecular mechanisms and potential impact in a clinical setting.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorNeoplasmsRNARNA, CircularRNA, NeoplasmAnimalsCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicroRNAsBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsRNARNA, CircularRNA, NeoplasmCancerCircular RNAsNoncoding RNAs

Identifiers

PMID40886283

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.