MEX3A and liver cancer: Through Univariate and Multivariate Cox analysis of OS, MEX3A (HR = 2.26, 95% CI [1.58–3.23], p < 0.0001) was identified as an independent risk factor for the prognosis of liver cancer along with T stage (p < 0.0001) and residual tumors (p = 0.026; Table 3).