Identification of m6A-related lncRNAs for thyroid cancer recurrence

Abstract Background: Although the prognosis of thyroid cancer (THCA) is generally good, many patients have a high risk of recurrence after treatment. N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-related long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been extensively studied in recent years. However, the potential of m6A-related lncRNAs to predict recurrence in THCA is unknown. Methods: RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data and clinical information for THCA were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Differentially expressed lncRNAs (DELs) were identified using the R package DESeq2. A coexpression network