Although RUNX1 was not present in parenchymal liver cells, hepatocytes and cholangiocytes, we did find faint RUNX1 mRNA expression in Huh7 cells, which is in concordance with the observation of a low RUNX1 nuclear expression in other hepatoma cells such as human Hep3B and mouse AML12 [25]. The gene discussed is RUNX1; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.