HOXA13 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Besides, the expression of the newly described lncRNA HOTTIP (HOXA distal transcript antisense RNA, consistent with its genomic location 5′ to HOXA13), lncRNA HIT [HOXA transcript induced by TGF-β, located between HOXA13 and HOXA11-AS (HOXA11 antisense RNA)] is associated with disease progression and predicts outcome in hepatocellular carcinoma patients [8–10].