In the present study, we employed multiple techniques, including the use of qPCR, immunostaining and TMAs, as well as histology and pathology analysis, to undertake a study to evaluate XPO4, TGFβ1, ANGPTL4 and elF5A2 in carcinoma and paracarcinoma tissues from 280 liver cancer patients. Here, ANGPTL4 is linked to carcinoma.