MALAT1 expression levels in HCC samples larger than 2 cm (0.51 [0.031 to 21], n = 116) were significantly lower than those in the HCC under 2 cm (0.94 [0.23 to 2.9], P = 0.019, n = 23) (Fig. 2d). This evidence concerns the gene MALAT1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.