The results indicated that CCL14 were scored as negative or weak expression in 42.69% (73 of 171: negative, n = 5; weak, n = 68) of HCC tissues, as compared with 24.56% of corresponding peritumor tissues (42 of 171: negative, n = 3; weak, n = 39; P = 0.0112; Fig. 1b). Here, CCL14 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.