The lncRNAs DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 5 (DGCR5), also identified as Linc00037, was found to participate in the suppression of multiple cancers, such as papillary thyroid carcinoma, human laryngeal carcinoma, and gastric cancer (11,15,16). The gene discussed is DGCR5; the disease is thyroid gland papillary carcinoma.