AKR1B10 and non-small cell lung carcinoma: On analyzing the clinicopathological correlates of serum CTSF, FBLN1 and AKR1B10 levels in patients with NSCLC BM, CTSF showed a significant association with sex; the mean CTSF level in male patients was significantly higher than that in female patients (P < 0.001, Table S3).