The lysates of both Huh-7 cells and HHPHs showed that (i) SLAMF3 was expressed as 100 and 120 kDa proteins and (ii) SLAMF3 expression was higher in HHPHs than in the HCC (Huh-7 and HepG2) cell lines (Figure 1B). This evidence concerns the gene LY9 and hepatocellular carcinoma.