There were no significant differences in age, sex, BMI, and DM or in laboratory variables (total bilirubin (TB), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), platelets, and HCV genotype 1 across different Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is liver cancer.