NFATc1, NFATc2, NFATc3, NFATc4, and NFAT5 mRNA in HCC were downregulated by 6.47‐, 3.34‐, 2.95‐, 2.21‐, and 3.57‐fold, respectively, compared to adjacent nontumor tissues. This evidence concerns the gene NFAT5 and hepatocellular carcinoma.