AURKA and eight related genes [TPX2, CDK1, PLK1, DLG‐associated protein 5 (DLGAP5), CDC20, baculoviral IAP repeat containing 5 (BIRC5), transforming acidic coiled‐coil containing protein 3 (TACC3), and centromere protein A (CENPA)] were markedly upregulated in HCC and associated with shorter OS and DFS in the TCGA dataset.66 This evidence concerns the gene CENPA and hepatocellular carcinoma.