EVA1A and hepatocellular carcinoma: The results showed that in HCC tissues, EVA1A was significantly downregulated, miR-107 and miR-103a-3p were significantly upregulated, while the other 3 miRNAs were downregulated (Fig. 2B), which was excluded according to the concept that miRNAs should have expression patterns that are opposite to those of their targets [23, 24].