In line with our study, Luo et al. identified 9 glycolysis-related genes (BPNT1, DCN, FUT8, GMPPA, GPC3, LDHC, ME2, PLOD2, and UGP2) and the risk score developed by the 9 genes was associated with a worse prognosis in gastric cancer [30]. Here, PLOD2 is linked to gastric cancer.