In contrast, these HCC lines significantly overexpressed genes associated with Slug-related EMT initiation (ANASTASSIOU_CANCER_MESENCHYMAL_TRANSITION_SIGNATURE) [32], along with hypoxia (ELVIDGE_HYPOXIA_UP) [33] and migration (WU_CELL_MIGRATION) [34]. This evidence concerns the gene SNAI2 and hepatocellular carcinoma.