TIPS
rnaPlatelet-derived thromboinflammatory RNA signature that integrates platelet activation and inflammatory signals associated with MI risk.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlatelet adhesion & activation
Confidencemedium
RationaleThromboinflammatory RNA signature linked to cardiovascular risk.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Whole blood (transcript)
Collection tube
PAXgene/Tempus RNA tube · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
RT-qPCR (TaqMan) or small-RNA sequencing
Reagent / substrate
Target-specific primers/probe; reverse transcriptase (miRNA: stem-loop RT primer)
Platform
qPCR instrument / NGS
Turnaround · availability
Research / send-out · Research (few LDTs)
Literature evidence(1)
- A platelet transcriptomic signature of thromboinflammation predicts cardiovascular risk.JCI insight · 2025 · PMID 41424389 · doi
Clinical trials(1)
- Erfassung Kardialer Funktionsparameter in MRT Und Echokardiographie Bei Patienten Mit Ethyltoxischer Leberzirrhose Und Transjugulärer Intrahepatischer Portosystemischer Shunt (TIPSS)-AnlageNCT06814990 · NA · RECRUITING · Cardiac MRI, Blood samples, Echocardiography