To further clarify the targeting of lncRNA MALAT1 and miRNA-613 in HCC cells, miRNA-613 expression in HCC cells was detected by qRT-PCR, showing that miRNA-613 expression was significantly higher in the lncR-inhibitor group compared with the inhibitor-NC group (Fig. 4C, P < 0.001), which suggest that lncRNA MALAT1 inhibits miRNA-613 expression in HCC cells. This evidence concerns the gene MALAT1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.