The two groups showed no significant difference in all the baseline characteristics, which included age, sex, Child-Pugh score, total bilirubin (TBIL), albumin (ALB), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), HBsAg positivity, ascites, AFP level, tumor number, maximum lesion diameter, and extent of PVTT before and after propensity score matching (Table 1). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is neoplasm.