LncRNAs in ocular neovascularizations
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Lang Bai. Department of Ophthalmology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Number 1838 Guangzhou North Avenue, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China. bailangsfy@126.com

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81170887); the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No.2017A030313602); the Horizontal Topic Matching Funds of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University (No.G201202).

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    The prevalence of eye diseases worldwide is dramatically increasing and represents a major concern in underdeveloped and developed regions. Ocular diseases, previously associated with a higher depression risk, also impose a substantial economic burden on affected families, thus early detection and/or accurate treatment in order to avoid and prevent blindness should be emphasized. Ocular neovascularization (NV), the leading cause of blindness in a variety of eye diseases, is a pathologic process characterized by the formation, proliferation and infiltration of anomalous, tiny and leaky fragile blood vessels within the eye. Genetics have been suspected to play an important role in the occurrence of eye diseases, with the detection of a numbers of specific gene mutations. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNAs) are novel class of regulatory molecules previously associated with various biological processes and diseases, however the nature of the relation and pathways by which they might contribute to the development of corneal, choroidal and retinal NV have not yet been completely elucidated. In this review, we focus on the regulation and characteristics of lncRNAs, summarize results from ocular NV-related studies and discuss the implication of lncRNAs in ocular NV development.

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Cissé Y, Bai L, Chen MT. LncRNAs in ocular neovascularizations. Int J Ophthalmol 2019;12(12):1959-1965

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  • Received:March 01,2019
  • Revised:May 29,2019
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  • Online: November 06,2019
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