| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HBx | hepatitis B virus X protein |
| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CDKI | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors |
| EZH2 | enhancer of zeste homolog 2 |
| EMT | epithelial-mensenchymal transition |
| ZEB | zinc finger E-box binding homeobox |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| SIRT1 | silent information regulator 2 homolog 1 |
| ATG | autophagy-related gene |