In order to test whether the expression of SFTA1P was related to the clinical characteristics of patients with GC, shown in Figure 1B, the 68 patients with GC in the present study were split into two groups based on their SFTA1P expression (normalized ratio) relative to the median ratio of SFTA1P expression: high SFTA1P group (n=34, SFTA1P expression ratio ≥ median ratio) and low SFTA1P group (n=34, SFTA1P expression ratio < median ratio). Here, SFTA1P is linked to gastric cancer.