We extensively analyzed the differentially expressed lncRNAs in the CRC genome and characterized a series of CRC-related lncRNAs, including FEZF1-AS1, LINC00152 ( CYTOR ), MCM3AP-AS1, SLCO4A1-AS1, SNHG6, SNHG15, SHNG17 and UCA1 [7–15]. Here, SNHG15 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.