Transaminases and liver fibrosis scores28 may be predictive of liver cancer development, therefore, we further analysed AST, ALT, gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels, which were all significantly higher in the HCC-APRI ≥0.5 group (Fig. 2A-D). This evidence concerns the gene GPT and Hepatic fibrosis.