MELK and neoplasm: Further analyses of the genomic microarray profile http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE13507 showed that MELK was an independent prognostic factor of BCa and was significantly correlated with gender, age, T stage, N stage, tumour grade and progression, and high expression of MELK predicted poor prognosis (CSS and OS) in BCa patients.