COPZ2 and posterior cortical atrophy: To further validate these findings, miR-152-3p (Fig. 2b) and COPZ2 (Fig. 2c) expression levels were assessed in our cohort of prostatic tissues (PCa = 100 and MNPT = 14) and downregulation of both in PCa compared to MNPT was confirmed (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0022, respectively).