lncRNA AK002107 expression inversely correlated with miR‐140‐5p expression and positively correlated with TGFBR1 expression, further confirming that this lncRNA targets miR‐140‐5p to suppress its expression, which subsequently upregulates TGFBR1 and induces EMT to promote HCC progression. This evidence concerns the gene TGFBR1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.