BIRC7 and cancer: In addition, EMT-related microRNAs were noted, including miR-218-2, which was frequently repressed and co-methylated with its host gene SLIT3 [49]; miR-214, which targets EZH2, β-catenin, and BIRC7 [50]—all were genes implicated in cancer metastasis and invasion; miR-382, which targets ROR1 [51].