Consequently, the result of EdU assay indicated that knockdown of HOXC-AS1 led to lessened proliferation in both BGC-823 and AGS cells (Fig. 2c), and that of TUNEL assay revealed that HOXC-AS1 silence distinctly stimulated GC cell apoptosis (Fig. 2d). Here, HOXC-AS1 is linked to gastric cancer.