In addition, we observed a positive association between HIF-1α and the EMT-related cytokine Snail (R = 0.34, p = 1.1 × 10−11; Figure 1E), HIF-1α and the NF-κB target gene ICAM-1 (R = 0.47, p = 0; Figure 1F), HIF-1α and c-Myc (R = 0.26, p = 6.4 × 10−7; Figure 1G), and HIF-1α and VEGFA (R = 0.54, p = 0; Figure 1H), which suggests the potential correlations among HIF-1α, NF-κB and EMT in HCC. Here, VEGFA is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.