The following characteristics were prevalent in the whole cohort: age less than 70 years (1416, 92.2%); male sex (1283, 83.6%); etiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV; 1426, 92.9%); Child-Pugh score of 5 (1392, 90.7%); α-fetoprotein (AFP) less than 400 ng/ml (1089, 70.9%); single tumor (1491, 97.1%); tumor size no more than 5 cm (951, 62.0%); and albumin more than 35 g/L (1426, 92.9%). This evidence concerns the gene AFP and neoplasm.