SOCS1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: For SOCS1 expression level, there was significantly higher in patients with HCC than healthy controls (2.55 ± 3.28 vs. 0.00 ± 5.39, P < 0.001), but did not reach statistical significance when compared with the non-HCC group (1.13 ± 4.94, P = 0.053).