MYC and cancer: These lncRNAs map in 8q24– in a so-called “gene desert” (due to the lack of protein-coding genes), close to the proto-oncogene MYC. The identification of enhancers physically interacting with MYC and the amplification of this genomic region in different cancer types highlighted the potential role of lncRNAs mapping to 8q24 [151,152].