Iulia Virginia Iancu, Carmen Cristina Diaconu, Adriana Plesa, Alina Fudulu, Adrian Albulescu, Ana Iulia Neagu, Ioana Madalina Pitica, Laura Denisa Dragu, Coralia Bleotu, Mihaela Chivu-Economescu, Lilia Matei, Cristina Mambet, Saviana Nedeianu, Corneliu Petru Popescu, Camelia Sultana, Simona Maria Ruta, Anca Botezatu
More than 3 years after the start of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the molecular mechanisms behind the viral pathogenesis are still not completely understood. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), well-known players in viral infections, can represent prime candidates for patients' risk stratification. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the lncRNA profile in a family cluster of COVID-19 cases with different disease progression, during the initial wave of the pandemic and to evaluate their potential as biomarkers for COVID-19 evolution...
April 2024: Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine