SOX9 and malignant colon neoplasm: For instance, SOX9-activated FARSA-AS1 is reported to affect cell growth, stemness, and metastasis in colorectal cancer through upregulating FARSA and SOX9 (19); LOC441461 (STX17-AS1) could modulate colorectal cancer cell growth and motility (20); and LINC01578 drives colon cancer metastasis through a positive feedback loop with the NF-κB/YY1 axis (21).