Laboratory Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (8): 782-786.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2022.08.015

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Research progress of body fluid piRNA as a potential biomarker of disease

WU Yanqian1, YU Chong2, SHEN Lu3, ZHENG Haoran1, HONG Yeting1()   

  1. 1. School of Laboratory Medicine and Bioengineering,Hangzhou Medical College,Hangzhou 311300,Zhejiang,China
    2. Department of Urinary Surgery,the People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College,Hangzhou 310014,Zhejiang,China
    3. College of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences,Wenzhou Medical University,Wenzhou 325035,Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2022-01-12 Revised:2022-06-08 Online:2022-08-30 Published:2022-09-16
  • Contact: HONG Yeting

Abstract:

PIWI-interacting RNA(piRNA)is a new class of small non-coding RNA that can silence transposon and regulate mRNA translation. Previous studies have shown that piRNA is mainly involved in germ cell development and spermatogenesis,and it is closely related to tumorigenesis and other diseases. The differential expression levels of piRNA in body fluid under specific disease states suggest that piRNA have the potential to be a new biomarker. The review focuses on the progress of research on body fluid piRNA as a potential biomarker for various diseases.

Key words: PIWI-interacting RNA, Body fluid, Biomarker

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