Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1742 (LINC01742)

Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1742 (LINC01742) is a human gene encoding a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) molecule located at chromosome 20q13.32 (genomic location: 20:58,001,438-58,004,648, ENSEMBL ID: ENSG00000275852, Entrez Gene ID: 105376992). It belongs to the lncRNA class and does not encode a protein product. LINC01742 has been annotated in public gene databases and is classified as a long non-coding RNA, but no definitive molecular function, disease association, or therapeutic relevance has been confirmed in the available literature. There are no known drugs targeting this lncRNA, and it is not currently considered a validated therapeutic target. Notes on data consistency: All sources consistently describe LINC01742 as a lncRNA gene with no protein product and no published receptor/enzyme/transport function. No reliable aliases or alternative names beyond "LINC01742" have been reported. No curated functional or therapeutic relevance has been identified in current genomic or biomedical databases.