Patients with CRC have been reported to overexpress FGF-1 (acidic FGF), FGF-2 (basic FGF), FGF-3, FGF-7 (keratinocyte growth factor/KGF), FGF-9, FGF-10, FGF-18, FGF-19, and FGF-20. This evidence concerns the gene FGF2 and colorectal carcinoma.