Research indicates that silencing ST8SIA6-AS1 significantly curtails these capabilities in HCC cells (Li and Jiang, 2020; Zhang et al., 2020; Zhang B. et al., 2021; Zhang Y. et al., 2021; Kuai et al., 2021; Feng et al., 2023; Xue et al., 2023). This evidence concerns the gene ST8SIA6 and hepatocellular carcinoma.