Quantitative RT-PCR analysis demonstrated elevated expression of miR-18a in LMP1-transfected cells compared to control cells, whereas suppression of miR-18a was detected in siLMP1-transduced C666-1 cells compared to control cells (Fig. 6c); these results suggest that LMP1 might induce the expression of miR-18a in NPC cells. Here, PDLIM7 is linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.