We additionally found that CTCF mRNA was upregulated in non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC, P=0.0061), gastric cancer (P=0.0339) and melanoma (P=0.0006), compared with the corresponding non-tumor tissues, by analyzing clinical data obtained from the GSE19804, GSE2685 and GSE8401 GEO databases, respectively (Supplementary Figure 1A-1C). The gene discussed is CTCF; the disease is gastric cancer.