Figure 1.

Relative expression of long non-coding RNA LOC728290 in patients with HCC. (A) Lower relative LOC728290 levels were exhibited in HCC tissues compared with adjacent non-tumor tissues from patients. (B) LOC728290 expression was classified into two groups: Positive values indicate higher LOC728290 expression in tumor tissue compared with non-tumor tissue; negative values indicate lower LOC728290 expression in tumor tissue. (C) The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.728, distinguishing HCC from adjacent normal tissues. *P<0.05. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.