Interestingly, we found that a low QKI level was associated with GC pM stage (Figure 1B, p < 0.001, metastasis vs. non-metastasis) and pTNM stage (Figure 1C, p = 0.01, stage I vs. II; p = 0.01, stage III vs. IV) in GC patients. Here, QKI is linked to gastric cancer.