Further eQTL analysis results indicated that the rs28643326 C allele predicted an increased mRNA expression of SLC2A9. Moreover, we found that higher mRNA expression levels of SLC2A9 in adjacent normal liver tissues were associated with better survival, whereas higher mRNA expression levels of SLC5A10 in HCC tissues were associated with poorer survival. Here, SLC2A9 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.