CDKN1A and Hepatic fibrosis: lncRNA SNHG7 is higher in the cytoplasm of human LX-2 cells as well as primary HSC than in the nucleus (Yu et al., 2019), and this evidence indicates that the expression of lincRNA-p21 and lncRNA SNHG7 plays a key role in the progression of liver fibrosis and its potential as a potential biomarker of liver fibrosis.