PVT1 and melanoma: The plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) lncRNA was also detected at elevated levels in the serum of melanoma patients, and its expression correlates with tumor stage and is a marker of postoperative disease dynamics [200] Kolenda and colleagues identified a 17-lncRNAs signature in the plasma of melanoma patients that distinguishes healthy individuals and melanoma patients.