To examine expression levels of HOTAIR and c-Met, we analyzed their mRNA expression in 10 HCC cell lines (FOCUS, SNU-449, SK-HEP-1, SNU-475, SNU-387, SNU-423, MAHLAVU, Hep-3B, HuH-7 and SNU-398). Here, HOTAIR is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.