Cell-based studies indicate that KCNQ1OT1 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation and promoted apoptosis and cell differentiation in HL-60 and U937 AML cells by acting as a ceRNA for miR-326 and targeting c-Myc (Myc proto-oncogene, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor) [18]. This evidence concerns the gene KCNQ1OT1 and acute myeloid leukemia.