(Figure 2D) The risk scores of HNSCC patients were calculated with the following formula: Risk score= AC087500.1 × (-2.11301404241346) + AC021148.2 × (-0.857608193486481) + AL160314.2 × 3.51329203110076 + AC108010.1 × (-0.718805974335349) + MIR9-3HG × (-0.298522856210143) + SNHG16 × 0.551257405027881 + AL591043.2 × 0.749790597996073 + KLF3-AS1 × (-0.999098398001405) + AL132800.1 × 0.387234548382698 + PPP3CB-AS1 × 0.641016534829951 + SNHG6 × 0.359103642883439 + DLGAP1-AS2 × 0.201117298899406. The gene discussed is DLGAP1; the disease is head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.