lnCAR: a comprehensive resource for lncRNAs from Cancer Arrays

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) have emerged as promising biomarkers in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Recent studies suggest that a large number of coding gene expression microarray probes could be re-annotated as lncRNAs. Microarray, once the most cutting-edge high throughput gene expression technology, has been used for thousands of cancer studies and has brought invaluable resources for studying the functions of lncRNA in cancer development. However, a comprehensive lncRNA resource based on microarray data is still lacking. Here we present lnCAR, a comprehensive open resource for providing expression profiles and prognostic landscape of lncRNAs derived from re-annotation of public microarray data. Currently, lnCAR contains 52,300 samples for differential expression analysis and 12,883 samples for survival analysis from 10 cancer types. lnCAR allows users to interactively explore any annotated or novel lncRNAs. We believe lnCAR will serve as a valuable resource for the community focused on lncRNA research in cancer.

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