DEK and hepatocellular carcinoma: Cluster 2, with high HSPA8 expression and low DEK expression, was found to have a higher stromal score, immune score, ESTIMATE score, expression of 18 immune cell subtypes, expression of MHCs, immunomodulatory genes and anti-HCC chemokines and chemokine receptors than Cluster 1, with low HSPA8 expression and high DEK expression.