Patients with cirrhosis and HCC (n = 84) also had significantly higher PTX3 levels than patients with cirrhosis without HCC (n = 99) [15.9 (1.3–56.6) ng/mL vs. 6.18 (0.83–14.02) ng/mL, P < 0.001, Figure S2B]. The gene discussed is PTX3; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.