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Methods: We performed an RNA-seq analysis in Huh7 cells transfected with siRNA-ANGPTL3, siRNA-PCSK9, and double siRNA-ANGPTL3\/PCSK9. Selected findings were assessed by RT-qPCR, Western blotting, and ELISA. Results: Among 13,945 detected transcripts, 192 genes were differentially expressed after ANGPTL3 silencing, 88 after PCSK9 silencing, and 219 after combined ANGPTL3\/PCSK9 silencing, compared with scramble-siRNA controls. When ANGPTL3 gene expression was silenced, we observed a compensatory induction in PCSK9 mRNA and protein expression. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that gene silencing of ANGPTL3 or both ANGPTL3\/PCSK9 suppresses serpin family A member 1 (SERPINA1), which encodes \u03b11-antitrypsin, and lectin mannose-binding 1 (LMAN1). These data were confirmed by Western blot and RT-PCR analysis. In addition, ANGPTL3-siRNA, alone or combined with PCSK9-siRNA, significantly increased FV and FVIII mRNA expression and secretion in conditioned medium. Conclusions: Our data identified SERPINA1 and LMAN1 as genes downregulated in response to ANGPTL3 silencing in Huh7 hepatoma cells, which was also associated with increased expression of FV and FVIII. 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