INHA and hepatocellular carcinoma: INHA (inhibin α) mRNA, reportedly undetectable in rat liver (De Bleser et al, 1997), was found in 7 out of 10 normal (N) liver samples, range of Ct values 33.5–36.5, in 15 out of 16 adjacent tissues (NT), Ct 30.5–39.5, and in all HCC (T), Ct 24.5–36 (Figure 1A).