Mutations in APC, CSF1R, EGFR, ERBB4, FGFR3, FLT3, HRAS, KDR, MET, NPM1, PDGFRA, PIK3CA, RET, SMAD4 and STK11 were detected in HCC patients across all etiologies. The gene discussed is KDR; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.