Next, heat maps were used to illustrate the top 10 genes positively correlated with LAMP2; these were LINC02457, AC005865.1, LRRC38, CNGB1, EFCAB1, KREMEN2, AC099066.2, PHF24, LAMA1, and SLC6A2. CNGB1 is involved in the olfactory pathway and has been found to be overexpressed in ESCC. Here, PHF24 is linked to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.