miR-29a expression negatively correlates with Bcl-2 levels in colorectal cancer and is correlated with better prognosis.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that act as important regulators of gene expression, involved in various biological pathways. Aberrant miRNAs expression is associated with the onset and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between five miRNAs (miR-29a, miR-101, miR-125b, miR-146a, and miR-155), found to be deregulated in tissue samples of CRC patients, and clinicopathological characteristics and histological markers.

Alveolar Adenoma: A 20-Year Experience at a Western Balkan University Hospital and a Literature Review.

Alveolar adenoma is a rare benign lung tumor. We report 5 patients within a 20-year period diagnosed with this rare tumor and its clinical and histopathological features, in order to emphasize its significance in differential diagnosis of other lung tumors. Alveolar adenoma was more frequently diagnosed in female patients (80%).