The cDNA microarray data comparing the transcriptional level of SLC27A6 in NPC samples and NNE samples were acquired from the GEO database, with search terms as follow: (nasopharyngeal OR nasopharynx) AND (cancer OR carcinoma OR adenocarcinoma OR tumor OR tumor OR malignancy/ malignant* OR neoplasm* OR oncology*). Here, SLC27A6 is linked to cancer.