APOB and hepatocellular carcinoma: In majority of the reports, plasma levels of triglycerides (TG), cholesterol, free fatty acids (FFA), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoproteins (LDL), lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)), apolipoprotein AI (apoAI) and apoB were slightly to significantly decreased in the HCC patients, however, in certain cases plasma levels of TG and Lp(a) might even increase [7-9].