Long noncoding RNA ILF3-AS1 aggravates papillary thyroid carcinoma progression via regulating the miR-4306/PLAGL2 axis.

Background: It have been proven that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) serve as regulators in carcinogenesis. Interleukin enhancer binding factor 3 antisense RNA 1 (ILF3-AS1) has been illuminated as a prognostic factor in some cancers. Nevertheless, its expression pattern and possible functions in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) have not been studied.