HOXA1 and glioblastoma: For instance, over-expressed lncRNA HOXA transcript antisense RNA, myeloid-specific 1 (HOTAIRM1), facilitates tumor growth and invasion through up-regulating HOXA1 and sequestering G9a/EZH2/Dnmts away from the HOXA1 gene in glioblastoma multiforme (Li Q. et al., 2018).