STAT4 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Two studies [14], [15] investigated STAT4 rs7574865 with HCC development, combined with our present data (in total, 962 HCC patients and 1418 HBV patients), we failed to find any significant association with HCC development (dominant model, OR = 0.87, 95%CI = 0.74–1.03, p = 0.113) (Table 3, Figure S1).