Additionally, KCNQ1OT1, XIST, NEAT1, and TUG1 were found to be associated with multiple ceRNA regulatory networks, potentially exerting crucial roles in the pathophysiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by affecting numerous target genes and participating in different biological processes or signaling pathways. The gene discussed is KCNQ1OT1; the disease is pulmonary fibrosis.