These 16 hub genes, TFDP1, KRAS, LMNB1, MET, MYBL2, CDC25A, E2F5, HMGA1, HMGA2, CBFB, CBX3, CDC7, IGF2BP3, KIF11, PDGFB, and SMC1A were all upregulated in GC tissues compared with adjacent tumor-free gastric tissues. Here, IGF2BP3 is linked to gastric cancer.