Zhu et al. (2018) found that lncRNA FOXD2-AS1 could promote proliferation and migration of CRC though interacting with miRNA-185-5p. Della Vittoria Scarpati et al. (2012) confirmed by qRT-PCR that miR-671-5p is significantly upregulated in rectal cancer patients. The gene discussed is FOXD2; the disease is colorectal carcinoma.