As already described for other lncRNAs, H19 can work as a microRNA sponge or epigenetic modulator [21, 22] moreover, it is a reservoir for microRNA-675 (miR-675-5p and miR-675-3p) [16] by which H19 seems to promote tumour growth and metastasis [23, 24]. This evidence concerns the gene H19 and neoplasm.