STAT3 and hepatocellular carcinoma: lncRNAs: long non-coding RNAs; TINCR: terminal differentiation-induced lncRNA; TCPTP: T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase; siRNA: small-interfering RNA; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; nt: nucleotide; LC-MS/MS: Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry; RIP: RNA immunoprecipitation; ANOVA: analysis of variance; EdU: 5-ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine; real-time PCR: real-time polymerase chain reaction; CCK-8: cell counting kit-8; aa: amino acids; STAT3: signal transducer and activator of transcription 3