Results. The presence of any CYP2E1*5B variant allele (OR: 0.23; 95% CI: 0.06-0.71) and CYP2E1*6 variant allele (OR: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.01–0.33) was inversely related to HCC. This evidence concerns the gene CYP2E1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.