CD160, CD244, CD274, CSF1R, CTLA4, HAVCR2, IDO1, IL10, KDR, LAG3, LGALS9, PDCD1, PDCD1LG2, TGFB1, TGFBR1, and TIGIT) (Fig 3) and 35 immunostimulators (C10orf54, CD27, CD28, CD40, CD40LG, CD48, CD70, CD80, CD86, CD276, CXCL12, CXCR4, ENTPD1, HHLA2, ICOS, IL2RA, IL6, IL6R, KLRC1, KLRK1, LTA, PVR, TNFRSF4, TNFRSF8, TNFRSF9, TNFRSF13B, TNFRSF13C, TNFRSF14, TNFRSF17, TNFRSF18, TNFRSF25, TNFSF4, TNFSF13, TNFSF13B, and TNFSF14) (Fig 4) that were closely correlated with FABP4 expression in COAD. The gene discussed is TGFBR1; the disease is colon adenocarcinoma.