EIF3D and neoplasm: Besides, nine eIF3 subunits beyond eIF3D were found aberrantly expressed in LUAD tissues and in which the expression levels of five subunits (eIF3B, eIF3C, eIF3E, eIF3H, and eIF3J) increased in LUAD patients with high tumour stage, implicating their roles in the maintenance or progression of LUAD.