Real-time quantitative RT-PCR was performed to investigate the mRNA expressionlevel of TPM3 in HCC and the paralleled adjacent non-tumorous liver tissues.A total of 44 pairs of HCC and non-tumor liver tissues were investigated.Elevated TPM3 levels were observed in tumor compared to non-tumor tissues(P  = 0.001) (Figure3A). Here, TPM3 is linked to neoplasm.