Moreover, the western blot experiments verified that CEBPA-DT overexpression repressed the protein expression of E-cadherin and induced the expressions of N-cadherin, Vimentin, Snail and DDR2 in hepatoma cells, while CEBPA-DT down-regulation showed contrary results (Fig. 7C). The gene discussed is CDH2; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.