CEBPB and hepatocellular carcinoma: The results demonstrated that C/EBPβ expression was lower in HCC tissues compared with non-tumorous liver tissues, with 79.24% (187/236) C/EBPβ protein staining in HCC tissues compared with 20.76% (49/236) of non-tumorous liver tissues displaying staining to a similar extent (Figure 5A and 5B).