Fig. 4

Kaplan–Meier and dot plots for: A ALDH1A1 gene and protein; B LGALS3 gene and protein; C LGALS3BP gene and protein in HCC patients. The levels of the gene/protein were grouped by interquartile ranges. For ALDH1A1 gene: low level ≤ 10.40; medium level [10.40–12.00]; high level ≥ 12.00. For ALDH1A1 protein: low level ≤ 28.59; medium level [28.59–30.82]; high level ≥ 30.82. For LGALS3 gene: low level ≤ 4.10; medium level [4.10–6.10]; high level ≥ 6.10. For LGALS3 protein: low level ≤ 25.88; medium level [25.88–27.80]; high level ≥ 27.80. For LGALS3BP gene: low level ≤ 9.10; medium level [9.10–10.80]; high level ≥ 10.80. For LGALS3BP protein: low level ≤ 22.69; medium level [22.69–26.09]; high level ≥ 26.09. LGALS3, galectin-3; LGALS3BP, galectin-3-binding protein