Despite remarkable improvements in survival of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), nonresponding or relapsing patients still represent one of the most frequent causes of death by disease in children. Accurate patient risk stratification based on genetic markers could increases survival rates. miRNAs can represent novel candidates with diagnostic, predictive and prognostic potential; however, many groups investigated their involvement with contradictory results. To clarify the role of miRNAs as biomarkers through a systematic review. From a revision of 45 manuscripts, we found that miR-128 and miR-181 overexpression could represent markers for ALL diagnosis and underexpression of miR-708 and miR-99a could be markers for bad prognosis. These signatures could refine classification and risk stratification of patients and improve ALL outcome.
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