Compared to this group, patients with low LC3 expression in both tissues (−/−; 12.5%, 82.5%, and 100%, respectively), those low LC3 expression in HCC tissues only (−/+; 14.5%, 48.7%, and 65.8%, respectively) and those low LC3 expression in ANT tissues only (+/−; 26.7%, 65.6%, and 100%, respectively) were significantly more prone to late HCC recurrence (Fig. 3b). Here, MAP1LC3A is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.