Lysosomal‐associated protein transmembrane‐4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a high‐expression gene in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells identified by fluorescent‐differential display (Shao et al., 2003; Liu et al., 2000; Meng et al., 2016). The gene discussed is LAPTM4B; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.