In terms of liver function, alanine aminotransferase (ALT, MD: -9.62 U/L, P < 0.0001), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, MD: -6.57 U/L, P = 0.03) and total bilirubin (T-Bil, MD: -0.09 mg/dL, P = 0.02) were lower in NBNC-HCC group compared to B-HCC group. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.