The lncRNA H19, whose transcription is repressed by p53, is upregulated in many tumor types, and ectopic expression of H19 increased cell proliferation of gastric cancer cells (Adriaenssens et al., 1998; Dugimont et al., 1998; Matouk et al., 2010; Yang et al., 2012). This evidence concerns the gene H19 and gastric cancer.