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MicroRNAs in hemostasis
Author(s) -
TeruelMontoya R.,
Rosendaal F. R.,
Martínez C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of thrombosis and haemostasis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.947
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1538-7836
pISSN - 1538-7933
DOI - 10.1111/jth.12788
Subject(s) - hemostasis , microrna , bioinformatics , thrombosis , gene , biology , single nucleotide polymorphism , computational biology , medicine , genetics , genotype
Summary Epidemiologic studies have revealed that modification of the levels of individual components of the hemostatic system may have effects on the development of thrombosis or hemorrhage. To maintain the necessary equilibrium, the hemostatic system is finely regulated. It is known that acquired factors and/or alterations in genes (single‐nucleotide polymorphisms or mutations) may be the cause of interindividual differences or exacerbated levels of hemostatic proteins in plasma, but there are still many non‐characterized factors that provoke such variations. The search for new elements, such as micro RNA s (mi RNA s), a family of small non‐coding RNA s that are novel regulators of protein expression, may reveal an additional layer at which to investigate the causes of hemostatic diseases. In this review, we discuss the latest developments in research into the role of mi RNA s in the regulation of several hemostatic factors, and the potential use of mi RNA s as prognostic or diagnostic tools in hemostasis and thrombosis.