GAPLINC was identified in human gastric cancer patients by global microarray.14 Moreover, it has been reported to be involved in several functions based on many tumour studies.15, 18 Here, we showed that the expression of GAPLINC was increased under low hypoxia condition and that high GAPLINC expression was associated with increased cell migration and vessel formation. The gene discussed is GAPLINC; the disease is gastric cancer.