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 CLEC1B and hepatocellular carcinoma.