Table 2.
The list of miRNAs and lncRNAs and their target mRNAs involved in the pathogenesis and characteristics of somatotroph tumors.
| miRNA | Expression | Target Genes (Putative) |
| miR-15a, miR-16-1 | down regulated | GHR, IGF-1, IGF1R, IGF2R |
| miR-34b, miR-326, miR-432, miR-548c-3p, miR-570, miR-603 | down regulated | HMGA1, HMGA2, E2F1, |
| miR-128 | down regulated | BMI1 |
| miR-23b, | down regulated | HMGA2 |
| miR-130b | down regulated | CCNA2 |
| miR-185 | up/down regulated | SSTR2 |
| miR-338-3p, miR-423-5p | up regulated | Pttg1 |
| miR-107 | up regulated | AIP |
| miR-26b | up regulated | PTEN |
| miR-184 | up regulated | IGF1R |
| miR-21-5p | up regulated | PDCD4 and Smad7 |
| lncRNA | Expression | Target |
| H19 | down regulated | 4E-BP1 |
| up regulated | not determined | |
| MEG3 | up regulated | not determined |