have also found that the expression levels of AS lncRNAs, including CTBP1-AS2, AGAP2-AS1, and OTUD6B-AS1, in SSc patients skin tissues showed variations: CTBP1-AS2 and AGAP2-AS1 increased, whereas OTUD6B-AS1 decreased. The gene discussed is CTBP1; the disease is systemic sclerosis.