Fig. 1.

LMO3 expression is upregulated in HCC and closely related with clinicopathological findings or patient prognoses. a The mRNA expression level of LMO3 in 16 cases HCC and 12 cases corresponding noncancerous liver (CNL) tissues. b The mRNA expression level of LMO3 in 12 paired HCC and CNL tissues. c The protein expression level of LMO3 in 5 paired HCC and CNL tissues. **P < 0.01. d The immunohistochemical staining of LMO3 in HCC and CNL tissues. Scale bars: 10 μm. e By analyzing HCC tissue microarray (n = 180), the expression of LMO3 was found to be upregulated in 75.40% HCC tissues. f The immunohistochemical staining of LMO3 in HCC, thrombus, CNL and normal liver tissues. Scale bars: 5 μm. g Western blotting analysis of LMO3 expression in HCC, thrombus, CNL and normal liver tissues. GAPDH was used as a loading control. h and i Kaplan-Meier analysis of overall survival (OS) (f, P = 0.019) and disease-free survival (DFS) (g, P = 0.179) for the expression of LMO3