LHX2 and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Luciferase assays validated that miR-1238 directly bound to 3′-UTR of LHX2. qRT-PCR and western blot analyses further confirmed that overexpression of miR-1238 mimic in NSCLC A549 and LTEP-α-2 cells inhibited endogenous expression of LHX2 mRNA and protein.