Except for COXA5, expression of NDUFA5 and UQCRB were either constant (NDUAF5; P = 0.4934) or significantly reduced (UQCRB; P < 0.0001) in HCC when compared to adjacent non-tumor tissue in the GSE36376 cohort (Figure 3C). This evidence concerns the gene NDUFA5 and hepatocellular carcinoma.