Jinyun Li et al. used bioinformatics to analyze the HOXA genes' role in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), in which HOXA10, HOXA11 and HOXA13 expression and clinical characteristics (M stage and gender) are independent prognostic biomarkers for the prognosis of LSCC patients (Li et al., 2020). Here, HOXA13 is linked to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.