Recent studies by Zhi and coworkers also demonstrated that Sptbn1 gene expression is positively correlated with E-cadherin and kallistatin expression in both HCV-associated HCC (Gene Expression Omnibus GSE6764) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated HCC (Gene Expression Omnibus GSE14520) [58]. Here, CDH1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.