CASP12 and neoplasm: Univariate regression analysis was performed to identify 11 prognostic-related genes (p < 0.01), including 8 tumor-promoting genes (hazard ratio (HR) > 1; heat shock protein family A member 6 (HSPA6), lipocalin-1 (LCN1), interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1α), artemin (ARTN), colony stimulating factor 3, interleukin 36 gamma (IL36G), syndecan 1, and caspase 12 (CASP12) (Figure 1C).