HOXA11 and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: It was found that LncRNAs HOXA11-AS, LINC00964 and MALAT-1 were upregulated in the plasma of HNSCC patients when compared to healthy controls, while the levels of miR-21 [173] and miR-146a [174] were significantly increased in plasma samples obtained from HNSCC patients.