The expression levels of UBE2C (Fig. 7A), CDKN3 (Fig. 7B), CKS2 (Fig. 7C), KIF20A (Fig. 7D) and RAD51AP1 (Fig. 7E) in EAC and ESCC were significantly higher than those in normal tissues. Here, CKS2 is linked to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.