T cell exhaustion markers in hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma: Expression patterns and prognostic significance in an Egyptian cohort

Figure 1 Box Plots of liver function markers across study groups. Box plots of liver function markers [alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), albumin, international normalized ratio (INR)] in hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 50), cirrhosis (n = 50), hepatitis C virus (n = 50), and control (n = 50) groups. Boxes represent interquartile ranges, whiskers show range, and horizontal lines indicate medians (ALT, AST) or means (albumin, INR). P-values from Kruskal-Wallis (ALT, AST) and ANOVA (albumin, INR) indicate significant differences. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; INR: International normalized ratio.