Regarding its mechanism, some authors consider that miR-21 promotes cell proliferation and suppression of apoptosis by targeting SMAD7 (SMAD—Mothers Against decapentaplegic homolog- family member 7), PDCD4 (programmed cell death 4) and PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) [65], eventually leading to increased proliferation and invasiveness of some BC [66]. Here, PTEN is linked to breast cancer.