In the light of LINC00472 serving as ceRNA of miRNAs, such as miR‐24 and miR‐93‐5p to regulate the manifestation and development of severe diseases including atrial fibrillation and hepatocellular carcinoma,34, 35 we speculated that LINC00472 may regulate the progression of pancreatic cancer through integral binding to specific miRNA, where RNA pull‐down assay demonstrated the ability of LINC00472 to bind to miR‐23a‐3p. This evidence concerns the gene LINC00472 and hepatocellular carcinoma.