There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of age, gender, alcohol drinking, hepatitis B virus (HBV) positivity, hepatitis C virus (HCV) positivity, Child–Pugh class, ALBI score, total bilirubin level, albumin level, INR level, platelet count, serum AFP level, presence of ascites, size of the largest tumor, tumor number, lobar involvement, up-to-7 criteria, and BCLC-staging. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is neoplasm.