Although there are no previous links that have tied LINC01119 to malignancy, it is important to point out that LINC01119 is located on chromosome 2p, an arm noted by several groups to undergo aberrations in breast cancer42,43 and to exhibit elevated probability for harboring susceptibility loci for breast44 and other neoplasms, such as endometrial45 or renal46 carcinomas. Here, LINC01118 is linked to medical procedure.