NBAT1 and cancer: For example, association of ANRIL with glioma and basal cell carcinoma as well as PTCSC3 with thyroid cancer were discovered based on the known risk loci established through genotyping of cancer patients [49, 50] Recently, CASC15 and NBAT1 were identified through GWAS of neuroblastoma, a cancer that mostly affects children and has a poorly explained genetic background.