Significant overexpression of LINC00152 in CRC samples was confirmed by real-time PCR both on 30 original (10 normals, 10 adenomas and 10 CRCs) and on the independent set of 60 (20 normals, 20 adenomas and 20 CRCs) samples (original CRC vs. N samples: adjusted p < 0.02 (Mann-Whitney test with FDR correction) Fig. 1A; independent CRC vs. N samples: adjusted p < 0.017 (Mann-Whitney test with FDR correction) Fig. 1B). This evidence concerns the gene CYTOR and adenoma.