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Kiandra Hawkins

University of Utah

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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microRNA-21 promotes dysregulated lipid metabolism and hepatocellular carcinoma

Chad Hilton Vansant-Webb, Jessye C. Castro, Audrey Y. Su, Kiandra Hawkins, Aavrati Saxena, Jillian Wright, Richard Anthony Smith, Mario Jorge Garcia, Y. Chen, Carrie L. Barton, Chris Stubben, Ryan M. O’Connell, Gregory S. Ducker, Kimberley Jane Evason

This study identifies miR-21 as a dysregulated microRNA in MASH-HCC, showing it promotes lipid metabolic changes that contribute to hepatocarcinogenesis in zebrafish models.

Disease Models & Mechanisms · Jan 26, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology