CTSB expression was highest in thyroid cancer (1287.97 TPM; normal: 166.61 TPM), CTSL expression was highest in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (376.26 TPM; normal: 30.36 TPM), and FURIN expression was highest in liver cancer (55.37 TPM; normal: 16.89 TPM). Here, CTSB is linked to thyroid gland carcinoma.