MTDH and hepatocellular carcinoma: In a separate cohort, including 132 samples in various stages such as normal liver (n = 10), cirrhotic tissue (n = 13), low-grade dysplastic nodules (n = 10), high-grade dysplastic nodules (n = 8) and hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 91), AEG-1 mRNA expression was analyzed from Affymetrix microarray data.