RAE1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: The results showed that a higher expression level of RAE1 was significantly associated with a poor OS (HR = 1.76, P = 0.0015), a poor PFS (HR = 1.71, P = 0.00035), a poor DSS (HR = 2, P = 0.002), and a poor RFS (HR = 1.84, P = 0.00031) in HCC patients (Fig. 3).