Consistent with these findings, we observed an increased expression of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (Δ-9-desaturase; SCD1) and fatty acid elongase 2 and 5 (ELOVL2 and ELOVL5) in ccRCC (Figure 8a). This evidence concerns the gene ELOVL2 and nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma.