LINC01980 and hepatocellular carcinoma: LINC01980 can play an oncogenic role in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.27,28 Upregulation of LINC01980 related to a low survival rate in HCC.29 LINC01980 was elevated in LIHC, suggesting that LINC01980 may serve as an oncogene in LIHC.