For example, CDR1as, which contains over 70 miR-7 binding sites, can absorb a large amount of miR-7 by functioning as a miR-7 sponge, thus decreasing the regulatory function of miR-7 and indirectly inhibiting tumor progression, cell proliferation, and invasiveness in multiple cancers (including GC and CRC)33,34. The gene discussed is LINC00632; the disease is cancer.