Analysis of publically-available microarray data (GSE12452, GSE13597, GSE53819, and TCGA data for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)) revealed KIF20A was upregulated in NPC tumor samples and HNSCC compared with normal tissues (Fig 1A–1D). Here, KIF20A is linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.