Thirty-six pyroptosis genes exhibited significantly higher transcriptional levels in HCC, including APIP, BAK1, BAX, CASP3, CASP4, CASP6, CASP8, CASP9, CHMP2A, CHMP2B, CHMP3, CHMP4A, CHMP4B, CHMP4C, CHMP6, CHMP7, CYCS, DFNA5, DHX9, GPX4, GSDMB, GSDMC, GSDMD, HMGB1, IL1A, IRF2, NLBP1, NLRP9, NOD1, NOD2, PLCG1, PRKACA, PYCARD, SCAF11, TIRAP, and TP53. The gene discussed is SCAF11; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.