HBV DNA was detected in one HCC case out of 85 HBsAg−/anti-HBs−/anti-HBc− study subjects (1.2 %) and in one HCC case out of 36 HBsAg−/anti-HBs−/anti-HBc+ subjects (2.8 %). Here, KRT88P is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.