Further analysis of the clinicopathological characteristics in HCC samples showed that KIAA1199 overexpression positively correlated with tumor size (P = 0.043) and metastasis (P = 0.023), but no significant differences were observed with respect to age, sex, tumor number, and the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level (Table 1). The gene discussed is CEMIP; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.