Several studies, including our studies, have shown that EBV-encoded oncoprotein LMP1 and non-coding RNA (EBER) promote NPC progression.33,34 To investigate the molecular events by which EBV promotes the progression of NPC, we analyzed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data of 113 NPC patients (GSE102349) (Fig. 1a). This evidence concerns the gene PDLIM7 and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.