ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: In patients with early HCC and CPS A we observed a higher concentration of Creatinine, Dimethylamine, Valine, some HDL subclasses, Albumin and a lower concentration of LDL_s, HDL_A_c and total Bilirubin than in patients with early HCC and CPS-B/C (all p < 0.05) (Table 5A).