Moreover, compared with cells transfected with mim-miR-138-5p alone, T24 cells transfected with both mim-miR-138-5p and the Survivin overexpression plasmid exhibited significantly higher proliferation rates (Fig. 3b), suggesting that miR-138-5p-resistant Survivin is sufficient to rescue the suppression of Survivin by miR-138-5p and to attenuate the anti-proliferative effect of miR-138-5p on bladder cancer cells. The gene discussed is BIRC5; the disease is urinary bladder cancer.