corneal tissues; peripheral blood
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RT-qPCR; RNA-seq; Clinical Sample Validation; ROC Analysis
AUC 0.7306; showed the best diagnostic performance among the four significant blood circRNAs and was significantly lower across early, moderate, and advanced KC.
circ_0000284 was down-regulated in KC cornea and peripheral blood, including in early, moderate, and advanced KC. It had the best diagnostic performance among the four significant blood circRNAs, supporting its potential as a circulating biomarker for KC.
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Circular RNA expression profile identifies potential circulating biomarkers for keratoconus.
combined biological and clinical study