BIRC3 and thymic carcinoma: Of note, the thymic carcinoma-associated miRNAs hsa-mir-142-5p, hsa-mir-363-3p, and hsa-mir-16-2-3p, identified as downregulated in TC, target baculoviral IAP repeat containing 3 (BIRC3), small inducible cytokine subfamily A, member 20 (SCYA20), and MYC mRNAs; these mRNAs are linked to anti-apoptotic signatures that were found co-upregulated in thymic carcinoma cells [131].