MATN2 and neoplasm: Another important finding was the lower RNA- and protein level of matrilin-2 (MATN2) in tumour compared to normal tissues (RNA: log2FCTvsNM = − 2.45, q-value = 0.0093; log2FCMLMvsNM = − 3.71, q-value = 0.0010, protein: log2FCTvsNM = − 3.75, q-value = 0.0011; log2FCMLMvsNM = − 4.16, q-value = 0.0004).