Apart from that, since CEBPA could promote epithelial–mesenchymal transition through the nuclear translocation of β-catenin in hepatocellular carcinoma,19 and given the vital role of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in urethral plate fusion during normal urethral development,57 we plan to probe the effect of CEBPA down-regulation on the urethral epithelial–mesenchymal transition at a later stage. Here, CEBPA is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.