Table 1.

Main DICER Roles in Pediatric and Youth Pathology.

Time	Main Mechanism(s)
Early Development of the Embryo	Cell cycle kinetics, Caspase 3 activation and apoptosis
Neural Progenitor-type Cells Proliferation	Cell cycle kinetics
Neuronal cell migration and differentiation	Cell cycle kinetics
Astrocyte differentiation	Cell cycle kinetics
Limb morphogenesis	Caspase 3 activation and apoptosis (programmed cell death))
Immunologic Competency	B lymphocytic cellular function, Stress granule response
Skin development	Cell cycle kinetics