Table 2. Enriched tissue expression of the differentially expressed microRNAs.
| microRNA | Group | Tissue with enriched expression | Related disease association* |
|---|---|---|---|
| rno-miR-196a-5p | Arterial | Muscle | - |
| rno-miR-539-3p | Arterial | Cerebrum, Hippocampus | Autistic disorder, Medulloblastoma |
| rno-miR-543-3p | Arterial | Cerebrum, Hippocampus, Brainstem | - |
| rno-miR-874-3p | Arterial | Cerebrum, Hippocampus | - |
| rno-miR-1a-3p | Venous | Muscle, Heart | Cardiac hypertrophy, Arrhythmogenesis |
| rno-miR-7a-2-3p | Venous | Hippocampus, Cerebrum | Autistic disorder, Schizophrenia, Neurilemmoma, Neurofibromatosis |
| rno-miR-325-3p | Venous | Cerebrum, Brainstem | - |
* Only diseases related with the tissue where the microRNA exhibited enriched expression were listed. See discussion in main text for more detailed description about these microRNA-disease associations.