These miRNAs promote tumour progression via: reduced stiffness of the extracellular matrix due to reduced expression of PTEN (mir-18a) [32], facilitation of cell migration and metastasis (mir-18b) [33], suppression of tumour suppressor genes ZBTB4 [34] and Rb(mir-106b) [35]. This evidence concerns the gene PTEN and neoplasm.