LASP1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: The female HCC patients (N=20) overexpressed LASP-1 mRNA in HCC tissues (mean R=1.5, p<0.01) (Fig. 1B); the males (N=35) did not show the disregulation of LASP-1 mRNA between HCC and PT tissues (mean R=1.02) (Fig. 1B).