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Circular RNA in Saliva

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Circular RNAs

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Although the type and amount of salivary components are influenced by many factors, due to easy, quick, cheap, and noninvasive sampling method alongside with the existence of the vast majority of the substances found in peripheral blood and urine in it, in recent years saliva has been considered as an ideal biofluid for disease research. Salivary circular RNA (circRNA), as an endogenous RNA molecule with a great variety of regulatory potency, is becoming a novel focus for detecting wide range of local or systemic diseases. Expectantly, with characterization of many more circRNAs in saliva, their motifs, and target sites, they can be used routinely in personalized medicine.

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The authors thank Prof. Dr. Ahad Jafari Ghods, MD., FACP, (Iran University of Medical Sciences) for critical reading and comments on the manuscript.

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Jafari Ghods, F. (2018). Circular RNA in Saliva. In: Xiao, J. (eds) Circular RNAs. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1087. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1426-1_11

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