Progress of circulating microRNA in cardiovascular disease management / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

MicroRNA (miRNA),a type of 22-25nt non-coding RNA,plays an important role in proliferation and apoptosis of the cardiomyocyte,as well as the pathogenesis of some common cardiovascular diseases.Recently,researches on circulating miRNA in cardiovascular disease draw more attentions.This review will focus on the application value of miRNA in cardiovascular disease,the characteristics of miRNA and its detection technology will be described as well.