LOXL1-AS1, as an oncogene lncRNA, plays crucial roles in tumorigenesis and development of various types of cancer, including ovarian cancer (30), gastrointestinal cancer (31, 32), lung cancer (33), hepatocellular carcinoma (34), breast cancer (35), prostate cancer (36) and others. The gene discussed is LOXL1; the disease is breast carcinoma.