TXK and hepatocellular carcinoma: The tyrosine kinase expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (TEC) family kinases (TFKs) are a subfamily of non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) that include five members: TEC, bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK), interleukin 2-inducible T-cell kinase (ITK/EMT/TSK), bone marrow tyrosine kinase on chromosome X (BMX/ETK), and tyrosine-protein kinase (TXK/RLK).