Antimir

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any agent that counters microRNA activity

    "Regardless of these arguments, anti-miRNA therapeutics have recently turn into reality by the success of Phase I and Phase II clinical trials of Santaris Pharma antimir against miR-122, miravisen, which is currently in development as a cure for hepatitis C virus [ 118 ]."

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"Regardless of these arguments, anti-miRNA therapeutics have recently turn into reality by the success of Phase I and Phase II clinical trials of Santaris Pharma antimir against miR-122, miravisen, which is currently in development as a cure for hepatitis C virus [ 118 ]."

Etymology

From anti- + miR.

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