KCNQ1OT1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: HULC was the best biomarker of HCC risk (AUC = 0.726), followed by LINC00261 (AUC = 0.671), RP11731F5.2 (AUC = 0.669), AC105105.2 (AUC = 0.669), KCNQ1OT1 (AUC = 0.612), LINC02535 (AUC = 0.586), and LUCAT1 (AUC = 0.552).