Furthermore, supporting the relevance of KPNA2-dependent stathmin regulation in human HCC samples, we found a strong and highly significant spearman correlation (r = 0.73; p < 0.0001) between the immunoreactivity (IHC scores) of both factors using a tissue microarray (TMA) containing 95 human HCCs (Fig. 4a). This evidence concerns the gene KPNA2 and hepatocellular carcinoma.