SALL4 and cancer: The results showed that the proliferation ability, invasion ability, migration ability, and clone formation ability of SW480 cells were reduced after the SALL4 silencing of COAD cells; however, the proliferation ability, invasion ability, migration ability, and clone formation ability of SW480 cells were enhanced after the overexpression of SALL4, further proving that SALL4 had a cancer-promoting effect.