Table 3. Pathway analysis of core proteins in the GEN of stage III HCC.

Pathway analysis
KEGG pathway	Numbers	p-value
MAPK signaling pathway	12	1.6E-3
Neurotrophin signaling pathway	10	7.4E-5
Adipocytokine signaling pathway	8	4.9E-5
B cell receptor signaling pathway	6	4.7E-3
TGF-β signaling pathway	6	8.8E-3

The enriched KEGG pathways included the adipocytokine signaling pathway, neurotrophin signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, B cell receptor signaling pathway, and TGF-β signaling pathway.