TNFAIP8 and cancer: In gastric cancer, the microRNA-9 expression is lower compared to adjacent non-cancerous tissues, and overexpression of microRNA-9 directly inhibits the expression of TNFAIP8, leading to a decrease in gastric cancer cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo, suggesting that TNFAIP8 is involved in gastric carcinogenesis and cancer progression [75].