In relation to the survival of patients with HCC that died from liver-related causes, the median time between HCC diagnosis to liver-related death was 8 months (Q1–Q3: 6–13), for those with TLR4 mutations was 4 months (Q1–Q3: 1–6) and for those without, 12 months (Q1–Q3: 7–15). The gene discussed is TLR4; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.