Figure 2.

HMGA1 protein expression level using TMA. Boxplots show HMGA1 expression (A) in HCCs, cirrhotic tissues and normal liver samples, and (B) in well, moderately and poorly differentiated HCCs. (C) Disease-free and (D) overall survival of patients with HCCs that expressed and did not express HMGA1 using the Kaplan-Meier method. Statistical comparisons were performed using (A and B) Mann-Whitney U tests and (C and D) log-rank tests. P < .05 was considered statistically significant. ns: not significant.