Clinical-realted Application: | CircRNA HECTD1 expression was higher in AIS patients than that in controls, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve revealed that circRNA HECTD1 expression was of a good value in distinguishing AIS patients from controls with area under the curve (AUC) of 0.814 (95% CI: 0.768-0.859). In AIS patients, circRNA HECTD1 expression was positively correlated with NIHSS score, CRP, and pro-inflammatory cytokines. CircRNA HECTD1 expression was increased in AIS recurrence patients compared to non-recurrence patients, and further, ROC curve analysis disclosed that circRNA HECTD1 expression predicted higher risk of AIS recurrence (AUC: 0.694, 95% CI: 0.586-0.801). Additionally, circRNA HECTD1 expression was negatively correlated with RFS. |