In fact, if we counted the number of HCC genes a particular HSC gene correlates with (absolute Pearson correlation > 0.7), we would identify HSC-secreted POSTN (ENSG00000119655), PGF (ENSG00000119630), CSF1 (ENSG00000184371), NPC2 (ENSG119655) and FGF5 (ENSG00000138675). Here, PGF is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.