Interestingly, the expression of CPAP mRNA and TNF-α mRNA in HCC-adjacent normal tissues (NTs) was positively correlated with an increased inflammatory status (with mild and severe lymphocyte infiltration) (Fig. 5F, G), but was not correlated with the Ishak fibrosis scores (Fig. 5H, I, Supplementary Fig. S5). The gene discussed is TNF; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.