Starbase database (http://starbase.sysu.edu.cn/) analysis showed that DLEU2 expression was positively associated with expression of CDK6, ZEB1, and ZEB2, and negatively associated with expression of CDKN1A in COAD and READ samples (all p < 0.05, Fig. 6). The gene discussed is ZEB1; the disease is colon adenocarcinoma.