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MicroRNAs (miRNAs)

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a recently identified family of non-protein encoding genes that regulate protein translation by a mechanism entitled RNA interference. Changes in miRNA expression do not appear to be involved in the development of a mild asthmatic phenotype or in the anti-inflammatory action of the corticosteroid budesonide.

References
Williams AE, Larner-Svensson H, Perry MM, Campbell GA, Herrick SE, Adcock IM, Erjefalt JS, Chung KF, Lindsay MA. MicroRNAexpression profiling in mild asthmatic human airways and effect of corticosteroid therapy. PLoS ONE. 2009 Jun 12;4(6):e5889.