The lncRNA myocardial infarction-associated transcript (MIAT) has initially been associated with myocardial infarction but can also act as a sponge for miR-150-5p, which regulates VEGF-expression, and its expression is increased in patients with renal dysfunction and high blood glucose levels (Yan et al., 2015; Sun and Wong, 2016). The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is myocardial infarction.