Circ_0003747 promotes thyroid cancer progression by sponging miR-338-3p to upregulate PLCD3 expression.

The circular RNAs (circRNAs) involved in competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) mechanism are critical modulators affecting pathogenesis of thyroid carcinoma (TC). The study's goal was to investigate the effects of circ 0003747 on the biological progression of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Normal thyroid cells Nthy-ori3-1 and TC derived cell lines were used in our study.