STARD4-AS1 was significantly upregulated in HNSC (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma), KIRC (kidney renal clear-cell carcinoma), KIRP (kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma), and STAD (stomach adenocarcinoma), whereas downregulated in thyroid carcinoma (Figure 1a). The gene discussed is STARD4; the disease is thyroid gland carcinoma.