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Emerging Role of Long Non‑coding RNAs in Asthma
1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Abstract:
Asthma is a common complex disorder characterized by hyper-responsiveness and chronic inflammatory airway disease in children and adults worldwide. The prevalence of asthma is increasing with each passing year. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), regarded as a potentially promising path, have received increasing attention in exploring the biological regulation of chronic airway diseases, although they have no or limited protein-coding capacity. This review highlights the functional roles and clinical significance of lncRNAs in the pathogenesis of asthma and provides directions for diagnosing and treating asthma in the future.
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