NDRG3 and cirrhosis of liver: Figure 2 shows a classical IHC staining NDRG3 pattern in HCC cells. Table 1 shows the relationship between NDRG3 protein levels and HCC clinicopathological features. Statistical analyses revealed that positive expression of NDRG3 was significantly correlated with tumor size (P=0.048) and pathological grade (P=0.001) but not with sex, age, tumor capsule, tumor number, hepatitis B surface antigen, liver cirrhosis, vascular invasion, or TNM staging.