“…Initially considered as “transcriptional noise”, lncRNAs have since been recognized for their significance [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Examples of upregulated cancer-associated lncRNAs currently studied in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) include AL009178.2, AL135924.2, AL138789.1, AC007128.1 , AC079354.3 , AP003356.1 , AP0033469.2 , GK-IT1 , HOTAIR , LINC01114 , LINC01768 , LINC01612 , AC008443.2 , and LINC02582 , all of which have been correlated with poor prognosis when overexpressed [ 5 , 6 ]. Long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) represent a distinct evolutionary category within the broader class of lncRNAs, increasingly recognized for their regulatory functions in the progression of cancer.…”