Moreover, ROC analysis revealed that NEAT1 expression could distinguish patients with CRC from NCs (NEAT1_v1: area under the curve [AUC] = 0.732, 95 % confidence interval [CI] = 0.602–0.838; NEAT1_v2: AUC = 0.845, 95 % CI = 0.728–0.925; Fig. 1c-d). Here, NEAT1 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.