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Newly found transfer RNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) perform potential regulatory functions in neovascularization, which is a well-known pathological manifestation of MMD. In this study, the neutrophilic tsRNA transcriptome in aMMD was profiled using next-generation RNA sequencing in five patients and five matched healthy subjects. A negative binominal generalized log-linear regression was used to identify differentially expressed (DE)-tsRNAs in aMMD. Gene Ontology and functional pathway analyses were used to identify biological pathways involved with the targeted genes of the DE-tsRNAs. Four tsRNAs were selected and validated using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. In total, 186 tsRNAs were DE between the two groups. Pathophysiological events, including immune response, angiogenesis, axon guidance, and metabolism adjustment, were enriched for the DE-tsRNAs. 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