CASP8 and hepatocellular carcinoma: 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.