The heatmap presents the top five upregulated (PLVAP, DIPK2B, CD34, TOMM40L, SLC26A6) and downregulated (CLEC4M, CLEC1B, STAB2, BMP10, BMPER) genes in HCC samples (Supplementary Figure S8B). This evidence concerns the gene SLC26A6 and hepatocellular carcinoma.