Further assuring is the fact that among the overlapping genes are transcripts such as MEF2C, LRRC15, BGN, BPAG1, OLFML2B, POSTN, THBS2, PLEKHC1, COL11A1 and FAP, which have already been associated with tumour progression/invasion [18, 34–38]. Here, THBS2 is linked to neoplasm.