The two groups were well balanced for almost all characteristics, including gender, Child–Pugh Score, etiology of HCC, BCLC stage, tumor number, tumor size, AFP level, total bilirubin (TB), albumin (ALB), ALBI, prothrombin time (PT), glucose, platelet (PLT) count, extrahepatic spread, and portal vein tumor thrombus. The gene discussed is AFP; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.