Furthermore, some miRNAs (hsa-mir-99a, hsa-mir-337, and hsa-mir-137) and mRNAs (NOSTRIN, TIMP4, GRB14, HOXB9, CELSR3, and ADGRD2) may be the prognostic genes of HNSCC. Here, TIMP4 is linked to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.