It is of note that the prognostic impact of high PTPN12 staining (Fig. 2a) was also retained in PTEN deleted cancers (Fig. 2e) and in cancers with a Gleason 3 + 4 (Fig. 2g) or Gleason ≥4 + 3 (Fig. 2h). Here, PTPN12 is linked to cancer.