STC2 and rectal cancer: In addition, we found that increased SNHG17 expression could stimulate STC2 expression levels in rectal cancer cells (Figure 4H, 0.95 ± 0.12 vs. 4.35 ± 0.41 in SW837, 1.00 ± 0.13 vs. 5.36 ± 0.31 in SW1463, p < 0.001).