To understand the biological significance of MALAT1 in human HCC, we evaluated the expression profile of MALAT1 in the Wurmbach liver database (n = 75) consisting of HCC (n = 35), liver cell dysplasia (n = 17), cirrhosis (n = 13) and normal liver (n = 10) samples, using the Oncomine platform (https://www.oncomine.org). Here, MALAT1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.