lncRNA VIM‑AS1 promotes cell proliferation, metastasis and epithelial‑mesenchymal transition by activating the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway in gastric cancer.

The present study aimed to explore the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of the long non‑coding RNA VIM antisense RNA 1 (VIM‑AS1) in gastric cancer (GC). The expression of VIM‑AS1 was analyzed in tissues from patients with GC and GC cell lines by reverse transcription‑quantitative (RT‑q)PCR. The relationship between VIM‑AS1 expression and overall survival time of patients with GC was also assessed.