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MafF Is Regulated via the circ-ITCH/miR-224-5p Axis and Acts as a Tumor Suppressor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Minhua Wu^*1, Xubin Deng^†1, Yu Zhong^‡1, Li Hu^*, Xiujuan Zhang^§, Yanqin Liang^*, Xiaofang Li^¶, Xiaoxia Ye^*

* Department of Histology and Embryology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, P.R. China
† Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
‡ Analysis Center, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, P.R. China
§ Department of Physiology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, P.R. China
¶ Pathological Diagnosis and Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, P.R. China