EGFL7 and metastatic colorectal cancer: For example, our previous study found that another common SNP, rs4636297, located in the EGFL7 gene region (which is also located in the pri-miR-126 gene) was associated with susceptibility to cervical cancer (44), and a previous study revealed a significant relationship between the EGFL7 3’UTR variant rs1051851 and the overall survival of metastatic colorectal cancer patients (45), suggesting that EGFL7 and miR-126 SNPs might be associated with multiple cancer types.