The GSE167199 dataset used in this study was also used previously for the study of ceRNA networks and identified two ceRNA axes, lncRNA XIST-hsa-miR-4775-PLA2G7 and lncRNA XIST-hsa-miR-424–5p-AMOT/TGFBR3, that may be involved in the progression of IDD (46). Here, PLA2G7 is linked to intervertebral disk degenerative disorder.