Diagnostic potential of circular RNAs in carotid atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability
PBMC circRNAs-particularly <i>CDR1as</i>-show promise as noninvasive biomarkers of carotid plaque vulnerability and reflect plaque inflammatory status. Validation in independent cohorts and integration with imaging could enable improved preoperative risk stratification.
Authors
- Spyros Tastsoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0316-6239)
- Rosanna Cardani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8858-4327)
- Laura Valentina Renna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1316-7478)
- Giovanni Nano
- Federica Perego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1566-0231)
- Simona Greco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0275-7221)
- Nicoletta Basilico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-1066)
- Sara Boveri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-9364)
- Valentina Milani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2989-981X)
- Santiago Nicolas Piella
- Federico Ambrogi
- Federico Favretto
- Fabio Martelli
- Daniela Mazzaccaro
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato (IT)
- Data Management (Italy) (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Non-coding RNA Research
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncrna.2026.02.001
- Primary Topic
- Circular RNAs in diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Ministero della Salute