FOXP3 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Based on a study that compared negative with positive pre-S2 patients, the latter type of tumors had a similar amount of CTLs to the former type; however, it presented an increased amount of forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) and CD25+ and CD4+ cells, as well as a decreased number of cells that were expressing granzyme B. Moreover, it was shown that the positive-pre-S2 mutant HCC cases have a dismal prognosis, in comparison with negative-pre-S2 cases.