By combining the above CRC-related lncRNAs with lncRNAs that have encoding potential predicted by Translnc online software (http://bio-bigdata.hrbmu.edu.cn/TransLnc/download.jsp), a total of three lncRNAs (ALOX12-AS1, LINC00702 and BVES-AS1) were found, as illustrated by Venn diagram (Fig 1A). This evidence concerns the gene POPDC1 and colorectal carcinoma.