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This study aimed to build a FAM-related gene model to assess the prognosis of HCC and provide guidance for individual treatment. RNA-sequencing data of patients with HCC from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus database (GSE14520) were extracted as the training and validation sets, respectively. A FAM-related gene predictive signature was built, and the performance of prognostic model was assessed. The immune infiltration and drug sensitivity were also evaluated. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were performed to evaluate the levels of the model genes. A 12-gene FAM-related risk signature was constructed; patients with a higher risk score had poorer prognosis than those with a lower risk score. Risk score was shown as an independent risk factor for overall survival of HCC, and the signature was further confirmed as an effective and accurate model. 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