SNHG7 and cancer: Recent studies have suggested that SNHG7 could promote proliferation, migration, and invasion and inhibit apoptosis in various of cancers, such as malignant pleural mesothelioma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer.13, 14, 15, 16 However, the biological mechanisms and ceRNA role of SNHG7 in the tumourigenesis of hepatic carcinoma have not been elucidated.