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This work was funded by the National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and Ningbo University (201811646025 to Ye-Zhao Wang), the Student Research and Innovation Program of Ningbo University (2017SRIP1918, 2018SRIP2507, and 2019SRIP1902 to Ye-Zhao Wang), the Jiang Xinghao Student Scientific Research Talent Cultivation Fund of Ningbo University to Ye-Zhao Wang, the Jiang Xinghao Student Scientific Research Achievement Award of Ningbo University to Ye-Zhao Wang, and the K. C. Wong Magna Found in Ningbo University to Ye-Zhao Wang.
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The author apologizes that space constraints prevent him from citing all relevant publications. Ye-Zhao Wang wrote and edited the manuscript and contributed toward the design and structure of the manuscript.Ye-Zhao Wang had the idea for the study, received the grant supports and had full access to all data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis, designed the study, study supervision, collection of data, processed statistical data, analysis and interpretation of data, study concept, concept design and writing, drafting the manuscript, critical review of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; and drafting the work; and final approval of the version to be published. Ye-Zhao Wang would just like to forward my deepest appreciation and thanks to Nankai University School of Medicine. Ye-Zhao Wang would like to thank also Professor Rong-Cun Yang. Without whom this work would not have been possible. Ye-Zhao Wang would like to express his heartfelt thanks to everyone of Nankai University School of Medicine.
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Wang, YZ. The limited role of most circRNAs as sponges for microRNAs. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 79, 299 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-022-04370-7
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