FOXA1 protein was highly expressed in HCC tissues, with a positive expression rate of 40.8% (20/49), whereas FOXA1 protein was expressed at low levels in paracancerous tissues, with a positive expression rate of 8.2% (4/49); this difference was significant (Figure 5(a), P < 0.001). Here, FOXA1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.