IGFL2 and colorectal carcinoma: Long noncoding RNAs are crucial players in CRC tumorigenesis and metastasis and are potential indicators of patients’ prognosis.28 Long noncoding RNA IGFL2-AS1 exerts oncogenic functions in various cancers, and its upregulation predicts a poor prognosis.7-9 However, its expression pattern and role in CRC remain elusive.