Abbreviations: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; PV, portal vein; IVC, inferior vena cava; CNS, central nervous system; ECOG-PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; HBV, hepatitis B virus; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ULN, upper limit of normal; AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and HE, hepatic encephalopathy. This evidence concerns the gene GPT and hereditary elliptocytosis.