Intratumoral miR-34a expression was also correlated with BCLC stage (r = - 0.115; P= 0.048) and vascular invasion (r= - 0.121; P= 0.038), but did not correlate with other clinicopathologic factors (age, gender, HBsAg, HCV-Ab, AFP, ALT, γ-GT, liver cirrhosis, Child-Pugh score, tumor differentiation, tumor size, tumor number, or tumor encapsulation). Here, GPT is linked to cirrhosis of liver.