When tumours were grouped according to AR mRNA levels (Z-score > 1.96 as up regulated; < –1.96 down regulated; between –1.96 and 1.96 not regulated) univariate survival analysis revealed that none of the patient with elevated mRNA levels (n = 15) died whereas 147 out of 375 patient (39.2%) without increase of AR mRNA levels deceased (P < 0.05), Kaplan-Meier curves are depicted in Supplementary Figure 1. This evidence concerns the gene AR and neoplasm.