Long noncoding RNAs in kidney and cardiovascular diseases

Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 360 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.51 Authors: Johan M. Lorenzen & Thomas Thum Transcription of a large part of the human genome results in RNA transcripts that have limited or no protein-coding potential. These include long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are defined as being ≥200 nucleotides long. Unlike microRNAs, which have been extensively studied, little is known about
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