Expression of the tested genes as measured by QPCR in the Bangladeshi group was on average higher in HCC than in CHB subjects (see Figure 4E for exact values in every patient) with the most relevant changes observed for FCRL1 (Figure 4E, P = 0.028, adjusted P = 0.084, Mann-Whitney U test; P = 0.028, permutation test). This evidence concerns the gene FCRL1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.