CDKN2B-AS1 and Alzheimer disease: Recent studies have shown that SNPs (rs3217992; rs1063192, and rs1333049) in lncRNA, ANRIL (also known as CDKN2BAS or CDKN2B-AS1) are linked to various physiological and pathological states, such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and AD [108–111].