ALAS1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Interestingly, we found that S100A9, CFH, PPP1R16A, POP4, PRDX6, UGT2B15, LDHA, TMEM106C, ALAS1, RTN3, and DNAJB4 were significantly upregulated in HCC tumor tissues compared to normal tissues (Figure 13).