KIF15 and cancer: In TCGA database, KIF15 was upregulated in 20 cancer types, including BLCA, BRCA, CESC, CHOL, COAD, ESCA, GBM, HNSC, KICH, KIRC, LIHC, LUAD, LUSC, PCPG, PRAD, READ, SARC, STAD, THCA and UCEC (Figure 1A).