These potential targets, including EGFR, SRC, STAT3, HSP90AB1, AKT1, ESR1, PTGS2, MAPK1, ALB, TLR4, MMP9, CYP1A1, CYP19A1, AR, and NR3C1, were involved in the molecular mechanism of HCC pathogenesis. Here, ALB is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.