GHR and hepatocellular carcinoma: In cirrhotic patients with HCC, hepatic expression of GHR was significantly lower than that in cirrhotic patients without HCC (0.5(0–3.8) vs. 4(0.8–6), p = 0.02), and control group (0.5(0–3.8) vs. 6(4–7), p<0.001).