By integrating germline (GWAS-based) and somatic evidence, this study provides a comprehensive view of HCC pathogenesis. This integrated strategy successfully identified a core set of genes and proteins with potential causal links to HCC, elucidating their functional convergence in cancer biology. These findings offer novel molecular insights and candidate targets for precise diagnosis, prognostic assessment, and targeted therapy of HCC, laying a solid foundation for future translational research.
Yang et al. (Mon,) studied this question.