Furthermore, HBx can enhance the transcription of lnc01152, and lnc01152 can bind to the enhancer of the IL23 gene, an important inflammatory cytokine; thus, promoting its transcriptional activity and up-regulating STAT3 and p-STAT3, which promote the proliferation and tumorigenesis of HBV-related HCC cells (62). Here, STAT3 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.