The PPI network was constructed, yielding 16 hub genes, TFDP1, KRAS, LMNB1, MET, MYBL2, CDC25A, E2F5, HMGA1, HMGA2, CBFB, CBX3, CDC7, IGF2BP3, KIF11, PDGFB, and SMC1A, which were all upregulated in GC tissues compared with adjacent tumor-free gastric tissues. Here, CBFB is linked to neoplasm.