AKT1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: In order to explore the biological functions of these HCC-related DEmRNAs, we performed the functional enrichment analysis (Figure 3a and Tables 1 and 2) HCC-related DEmRNAs were mainly enriched in BPs associated with axonogenesis, skeletal system development, mesenchyme development, epithelial cell proliferation, and protein kinase B signaling (Figure 3b).