While the comparison of expression data between tumor and normal samples showed that 8 out of 36 ARGs were significantly differentially expressed, including CCND2, CXCL6, KCNJ8, LPL, SERPINA5, SLCO2A1, VTN, and APOH (Additional file 9: Table S3). Here, KCNJ8 is linked to neoplasm.