We then verified our suspicions to check the coexpression of AEBP1 and fibroblast biomarkers, including ACTA2 (α-SMA), PALLD (palladin), PDPN (podoplanin), P4HA3, MMP11 (stromelysin-3), and FAP in 329 COAD samples in the TCGA dataset. The gene discussed is PDPN; the disease is colon adenocarcinoma.