Vasuri et al. correlated the expression of OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 with HCC morphological features and the expression of bile keratin K7 and K19 [associated with a poor prognosis after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)] by observing the liver of 69 patients with HCC liver transplantation (OLT) (Vasuri et al., 2011). This evidence concerns the gene SLCO1B3 and hepatocellular carcinoma.