A study by Peng et al. (2018) found that the lncRNA MALAT1 rs619586 AG genotype and the rs3200401 CT genotype are associated with a decreased susceptibility to breast cancer, and compared to the rs619586AA genotype, carriers with the rs619586 G variant have lower expression of MALAT1 in the Chinese Han population. Here, MALAT1 is linked to breast cancer.