The aforementioned evidences support the speculation that lncRNA MBNL1-AS1 is downregulated while miR-301b-3p is upregulated in NSCLC, with a positive correlation of lncRNA MBNL1-AS1 with TGFBR2 by functioning as a sponge of miR-301b-3p. Here, MBNL1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.