MMP1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Out of the 84 analyzed genes, nine were found to be differentially expressed in HCC compared to primary hepatocytes (angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2), bcl-2-binding component 3 (BBC3), bcl2 modifying factor (BMF), matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1), MYB proto-oncogene like 1 (MYBL1), neurotrophin 3 (NTF-3), plexin C1 (PLXNC1), ring finger protein 44 (RNF44), and sad1 and UNC84 domain containing 2 (SUN2)) (Figure 2).