The small nucleolar RNA host gene 6 (SNHG6; also termed U87HG), a subclass of lncRNA molecules, pervasively participates in gene modulation through functioning as an oncogene in different human cancers, including colorectal cancer [10–14], glioma [15], osteosarcoma [16], breast cancer [17], ovarian cancer [18], lung adenocarcinoma [19], oesophageal cancer [20], gastric cancer [21] and liver cancer [22]. The gene discussed is SNHG6; the disease is breast cancer.