TWIST1 and neoplasm: Further, expression analysis of ZNF471 along with one epithelial and 9 mesenchymal markers in the GSE9750 dataset identified the downregulation of ZNF471 and CDH1 with concomitant up-regulation of ZEB1 and TWIST1 in tumor tissues when compared with normal samples (P<0.05; Supplementary Fig. 6).