HAND2 and neoplasm: To validate the analysis results, the expression level of eight randomly selected lncRNAs (LOC100130238, HAND2‐AS1, MIR9‐3HG, LOC143666, EGFEM1P, LINC00284, TINCR, and ABCC6P1) was detected in 28 newly diagnosed tumor tissues and paired normal tissues in PTC patients using qRT‐PCR.