IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFUSE LARGE B CELL LYMPHOMA SUBTYPES DEFINED BY THE EXPRESSION OF TUMOR STROMAL PROTEINS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PROANGIOGENIC MICRORNAS

• Grant number: 10/19231-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2011
• End date: January 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Gisele Wally Braga Colleoni
• Grantee: Marina Lourenço de Conti
• Host Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 10/17668-6 - Identification of biomarkers and possible therapeutical targets in B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, AP.TEM

Abstract

In this project, we will explore the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) involved in the process of angiogenesis in DLBCL to assess their potential as therapeutic targets.