ASGR1 and neoplasm: Spearman correlation analysis further showed that high HBsAg, NTCP or ASGPR expression was positively associated with tumor size (HBsAg: r = 0.240, p = 0.008; NTCP: r = 0.247, p = 0.007; ASGPR: r = 0.255, p = 0.005) and microvascular invasion (HBsAg: r = 0.589, p < 0.001; NTCP: r = 0.412, p < 0.001; ASGPR: r = 0.377, p < 0.001).