Analogously, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients are characterized by lower serum levels of the INTS6P1 pseudogene compared to healthy individuals, and the diagnostic power of the pseudogene appears to be equal if not higher than that of alpha-fetoprotein, the most commonly used diagnostic biomarker for HCC (28). Here, INTS6P1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.