MALAT1 and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Although several lncRNAs, including HILNC25, lncRNA MEG3, and MALAT-1, have been found to contribute to diabetes (Arnes et al., 2016; Lu et al., 2016; You et al., 2016), little is known about the expression profiles of lncRNAs in T1DM patients and whether lncRNAs can be used as diagnostic or prognostic tool for T1DM.