DHRS4-AS1 regulate gastric cancer apoptosis and cell proliferation by destabilizing DHX9 and inhibited the association between DHX9 and ILF3.

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"Funding This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81974386) and the Research and Development program in Key Areas of Hunan Province (Grant 2019SK2143)."