NEAT1 is widely expressed in the human body and other studies have also reported an up-regulation of NEAT1 in response to other forms of chronic stress, for example, in the placenta of patients with Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)31, and in response to stressors such as proteasome degradation14 and viral infection13, 32. The gene discussed is NEAT1; the disease is fetal growth restriction.