Skeletal muscle lncRNAs downregulated by aging included AC068138.1 and IQCH‐AS1, both of which are also repressed in thyroid cancer where low levels are associated with poor prognosis (Fei et al., 2023; Guo et al., 2019; Yuan et al., 2020). This evidence concerns the gene IQCH and thyroid gland carcinoma.