We were also able to show, that expression of the protein MSX1 correlates with the length of survival in patients with endometrioid and clear-cell carcinomas of the endometrium and the ovary: The subgroup of patients with endometrioid endometrial carcinomas and an MSX1 expression of more than 10% showed a median survival of 21.3 years. Here, MSX1 is linked to clear cell adenocarcinoma.