“…Certain lncRNAs that exist in the network have been proven to interact with miRNA and mRNA and may be potential biomarkers in the diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of GC, including UCA1, HOTTIP, HOTAIR and H19 (45)(46)(47)(48). Additionally, a few genes from the ceRNA network, including CHRDL1, COL1A1, HOXC8 and ATAD2, have been reported to act as tumor oncogenes or suppressor genes, participating in tumor growth, invasion and metastasis (41,(49)(50)(51).…”