Revealing the association between vitamin D metabolic pathway gene variants and lung cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lung cancer is a crucial global issue, with more than one million deaths annually. While smoking is considered the main etiology of the disease, several genetic variants are associated with it. Alterations in vitamin D pathway genes have also been studied in regards to lung cancer, but the findings have been inconclusive.

Thymoquinone potentiates miR-16 and miR-375 expressions in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Aims: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that control post-transcriptional gene expression. Recently, miRNAs were confirmed to be promising biomarkers for different pathological conditions. This study assessed the role of serum miR-16 and miR-375 in HCC development in chronic liver disease patients such as cirrhosis.