In the initial blood tests at the hospital, liver function was graded as Child-Pugh A and tumor marker levels were high: α-fetoprotein (AFP), 4,773 ng/ml; AFP-L3, 60.5%; and des-γ carboxyprothrombin (DCP), 17,400 mAU/ml (Fig. 1). The gene discussed is AFP; the disease is neoplasm.