| abstract |
Certain embodiments of the invention provide a method for identifying a cancer cell, comprising detecting increased Sexpression of at least one lincRNA selected from the group consisting of PCAN-1, PCAN-2, PCAN-3, PCAN-5 and PCAN-6 and/or decreased expression of lincRNA PCAN-4 in a nucleic acid sample derived from the cell, wherein increased expression of at least one of PCAN-1, PCAN-2, PCAN-3, PCAN-5 and PCAN-6 and/or decreased expression of PCAN-4, as compared to expression from a control cell, indicates the cell is a cancer cell. |