Only the CCL-16 mRNA level had a positive correlation with the TNF-α mRNA level in HCC-adjacent normal tissues with lymphocytic infiltration (Fig. 6J–M); no correlation was observed between the mRNA expression levels of MBL2 and TNF-α or F2 and TNF-α (Fig. 6K, L). The gene discussed is MBL2; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.