Forensic Context

A review of human studies identified 197 miRNAs associated with wound healing, burn wound healing, and scarring, with the miR-1271-5p being downregulated 24 hours post-injury in skin wounds compared to unwounded skin [Siu et al. DOI:10.1111/wrr.13100]. A study in non-human primates (Macaca mulatta) demonstrated that plasma expression of the miR-1271-5p above the median abundance at day 15 post whole-thorax lung irradiation was associated with statistically significant reduced survival [Rogers et al. DOI:10.1667/RADE-20-00031.1].