MicroRNA-1290 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell proliferation and metastasis

Figure 1 miR-1290 expression is upregulated in clinical specimens. A: qRT-PCR analysis showed that miR-1290 expression was upregulated in ESCC tissues compared with paired normal adjacent tissues; B: miR-1290 expression was significantly higher in ESCC patients with lymph node metastasis compared with patients without lymph metastasis ^bP < 0.01 between groups. Small nuclear RNA U6 was used as a normalization control. NAT: Normal adjacent tissues; qRT-PCR: Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction; ESCC: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.