The results showed that ANLN expression was associated with pathological tumor stage in ACC, BLCA, BRCA, KICH, KIRP, LUAD, KIRC, LIHC, and UCS (P < 0.05), but not in other tumor types (Fig. 1F; Additional file 2: Figure S2A–D). Here, ANLN is linked to adrenal cortex carcinoma.