Metformin may antagonize Lin28 and/or Lin28B activity, thereby boosting let-7 levels and antagonizing cancer progression.

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  2012

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  Medical Hypotheses

• Publication date

  2012-02-01

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  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.10.041PMID 22129484
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