A multivariate analysisof prognostic factors for HCC recurrence showed that the best predictivefactors for these conditions were UCKL-1 expression in tumor, vascularinvasion, and HCC treatment modality, other than liver transplantation (oddsratios: 1.029, 18.143 and 11.984, R2 = 0.633,p = 0.002). This evidence concerns the gene UCKL1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.