Decreased LINC00996 expression is associated with the occurrence and metastasis of colorectal cancer, and LINC00996 depletion is associated with poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer, suggesting that LINC00996 may adjust the JAK‐STAT, NF‐κB, HIF‐1, TLR, and PI3K‐AKT signaling pathways to suppress tumor occurrence and metastasis [26]. This evidence concerns the gene SOAT1 and colorectal cancer.