NEAT1 and nutritional deficiency disease: Interestingly, patients diagnosed with severe malnutrition according to the SGA (SGA-C) exhibited significantly lower expression levels of both MALAT1 and NEAT1 compared to well-nourished or mildly malnourished patients (SGA-A or SGA-B) (median: 0.29 vs. 0.31; p = 0.036 and 0.22 vs. 0.26; p = 0.032, respectively).