In contrast, in the normal gastric mucosa, in primary gastric tumors, and in metastatic lymph nodes, no correlation was detected between ADAMTS1 and TSP-1 mRNA and protein expression, suggesting that the interplay between ADAMTS1 and TSP-1 described in the context of CRC is not prominent in the gastric microenvironment. Here, THBS1 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.