AFP and liver cancer: Although XIST did not have significant correlations with age, liver cirrhosis, Edmondson's grade, tumour‐node metastasis stage, tumour number, pathological satellite, microvascular invasion (MVI), HBsAg, plasma alpha‐fetoprotein level, albumin/globulin and γ‐glutamyl transpeptidase, but lower levels of XIST were associated with larger tumour diameters and poorer encapsulation status, and were also associated with more advanced Barcelona Clinic liver cancer stage and more portal vein tumour thrombosis (Table 1).