NEAT1 and AIDS: Furthermore, some ncRNAs have emerged as potential therapeutic targets, some of which include lncRNAs NEAT1, NEAT2 and lnr6RNA, 152742 in tuberculosis; MALAT1, HEAL, SAF, lincRNA-p21, NEAT1, GAS5, NRON, LINC00173 in HIV/AIDS; miRNA-146a in malaria.