AKAP7 and chronic hepatitis B virus infection: Linear regression between all controls including chronic hepatitis B and C (healthy and hepatitis B and C) and HCC stages 1 and 2 (0+A) revealed significant association with early HCC stages (1, 2) for all four CGs after correction for multiple testing (STAP1 p = 4.04 × 10−7; AKAP7 p = .0.046; SLFNL14 p = 0.012; AHNAK p = 0.003436.