Long Non-Coding RNA HCP5 Facilitates Cell Invasion And Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma By miR-140-5p/SOX4 Axis.

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the predominant histological type of human oral cancer. In this study, we sought to investigate the functional role of lncRNA HCP5 in OSCC progression.

Methods: The HCP5 and miR-140-5p expression level was determined in 73 paired OSCC tissues and their adjacent normal tissues.