Data from 501 patients with lung adenocarcinoma also support the existence of a LINC00173-SNAIL-FHIT axis, as FHIT expression correlated positively with LINC00173 (p = 1.75 × 10−6) and negatively with SNAIL (p = 7.00 × 10−5). The gene discussed is LINC00173; the disease is lung adenocarcinoma.