Among the 19 TSLNRs in this study, only eight (EPB41L4A-AS2, MEG3, LINC-PINT, FTX, HCG11, HAND2-AS1, SNHG5 and TPT1-AS1) have been reported previously to be associated with malignancy, and the potential functions of the other 11 lncRNAs in human cancer remain a mystery. The gene discussed is MEG3; the disease is cancer.