Furthermore, Saito et al. showed that LECT2 might play an essential role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis by modulating natural killer T-cells in the liver13, whereas Anson et al. showed that LECT2 plays a critical role in anti-inflammatory and tumour-suppressive pathways in β-catenin-induced liver tumorigenesis14. This evidence concerns the gene LECT2 and Hepatitis.