When the four differentially expressed transcripts were applied to multivariable Cox regression analysis with gender, age, and tumor stage as variates, tumor stage and the full-length KPNA2 coding transcript ENST00000330459 independently showed unfavorable prognostic significance for HCC OS (Fig. 10A) and DFS (Fig. 10B). Here, KPNA2 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.