CMKLR1 protein was reduced in cryptic (from a median value of 0.7 to 0.03, p < 0.001, power = 0.96, Table 2) and NAFLD-HCC (from a median value of 0.6 to 0.1, p < 0.01, power = 0.99, Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene CMKLR1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.